Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators
Materials and Tools
A course by Marissa Valdez , Children's Book Author and Illustrator
Joined February 2021
Joined February 2021
About the video: Materials and Tools
Overview
“You will see the different materials and tools that you will be using during this course. ”
In this video lesson Marissa Valdez addresses the topic: Materials and Tools, 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
“ Materials and Tools In the last lesson, we went over my influences and inspirations. In this lesson, we'll go over the materials that we'll use to create the portfolio in this course. This notebook is what I use to create my list and story creation. I like to use a Moleskine notebook, but you can use any notebook that you want. It doesn't have to be a specific kind. This is another notebook that I often use to make lists, to-do lists, and whatnot. Whatever feels comfortable to you for story creation, list-making, all that jazz, feel free to use whatever feels comfortable to you. I like to...”
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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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