Illustration and Design of Children's Books
The montage
A course by Carlos Higuera , Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director
About the video: The montage
Overview
“At this point your books should be anxious to make themselves known, but we can not send them naked as they came to the world. That's why we're going to do a montage first.”
In this video lesson Carlos Higuera addresses the topic: The montage, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration and Design of Children's Books. Learn professional techniques to create and edit your own ABC books.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we will talk about editing. We have one last detail left. which is preparing the files for presentation. At this point. we will use a mockup and easily do it in Photoshop. Let's see how to do it. Consider what we will show an editor is the only part of our work they will see. It's crucial to make a strong first impression. Therefore. it is essential that it be of top-notch quality. They should start by creating a prototype to serve as a tangible example and snapping pictures of it. However. in terms of efficiency. i would suggest we will need a couple of illustrations. perha...”
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Course summary for: Illustration and Design of Children's Books
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Narrative, Vector Illustration
Carlos Higuera
A course by Carlos Higuera
Carlos Higuera is a graphic designer and illustrator. He studied children's illustration and creative processes at the Sótano Blanco art school in Buenos Aires, Argentina and worked as an art director for Leo Burnett and Sancho BBDO. Together with Azul Piñeiro, he currently directs the Kudasai Design Studio. He also coordinates talks and online illustration workshops and is committed to creating illustrated books and mobile applications for children. His work has been published and exhibited in countries such as Japan, Germany, Spain, France, the United States, Argentina, and Colombia.
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