Children’s Publications: Editorial Design and Illustration
Illustration as a Second Language
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz , Illustrator
About the video: Illustration as a Second Language
Overview
“I want to talk to you about illustration as a message. I will go over different ways you can work with a text to complement and add meaning to its story. ”
In this video lesson Jimena S. Sarquiz addresses the topic: Illustration as a Second Language, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children’s Publications: Editorial Design and Illustration. Inspire young minds by learning how to create magical illustrations for children’s publications with digital tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Illustration as a Second Language Learning to draw is similar to learning a language. There are certain rules you have to learn and you spend a lot of time developing skills. Learning illustration feels a little bit more like being a writer. Let me explain what I mean. When you are learning to be a writer When you're learning to write, it's implied that you already know how to read and write. You already went through the process of learning how to hold a pencil. You've dedicated years to learning spelling and grammar. At this point, you're more focused on learning things like composition,...”
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Course summary for: Children’s Publications: Editorial Design and Illustration
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration
Jimena S. Sarquiz
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz
Jimena S. Sarquiz is a freelance illustrator specializing in the illustration of books for children and young people. During her career, she has had the opportunity to illustrate books for different publishers in Mexico, the United States, and Europe, as well as different magazines from Editorial Televisa (Mexico). In 2010, she illustrated her first children's book. Since then, she has illustrated ten more, mostly for publishers in Mexico.
Jimena is an active participant in comic events and design fairs, where she sells her illustrations. Her work can be found on social media under the name Monitos Bonitos.
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