Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators
Influences
A course by Marissa Valdez , Children's Book Author and Illustrator
Joined February 2021
Joined February 2021
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I will talk to you about children’s book illustrators that I love, and I will tell you why their illustrations and books work so well and how they’ve influenced my illustration style. ”
In this video lesson Marissa Valdez addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators. Learn the fundamentals of children’s book illustration to create a playful portfolio ready to share with editors and art directors.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In the last lesson, I talked all about myself. In this lesson, I'll talk about my influences and inspirations. I have this book, "I Want My Hat Back" by Jon Klassen. It's one of my all-time favorite picture books, so it's a huge inspiration. I love Jon Klassen because he's a master children's illustrator designer. He also has an amazing sense of humor, to the point where no matter how many times I read this book, I will laugh. As you can see, his character design and his background design, it's all very simple, but it gets the point across very quickly. You understand the story...”
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Course summary for: Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Editorial Design, Management & Productivity, Narrative, Picturebook, Portfolio Development, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Marissa Valdez
A course by Marissa Valdez
Marissa is a children’s book author and illustrator based in Houston, Texas. Drawing and illustration have always been present in Marissa’s life, which led her to study animation at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. After her studies, she went on to work as a preschool teacher, an art teacher, and a graphic designer. She later discovered children's illustration and decided to pursue her newfound passion as a career
She has since worked with publishers such as Hachette, Penguin Random House, and Macmillan. Marissa illustrated books like Ambitious Girl, which was on The New York Times bestseller list, as well as the books Hedgehogs Don’t Wear Underwear and Esme’s Birthday Conga Line.
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