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Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators

Elements of a Portfolio 1

A course by Marissa Valdez , Children's Book Author and Illustrator

Children's Book Author and Illustrator. Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Joined February 2021
Best seller
100% positive reviews (277)
10,463 students
Audio: English, Spanish
English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Elements of a Portfolio 1

Overview

“You will learn about the different elements you’ll need in your children’s illustration portfolio in order for you to catch agents and art director’s eyes. ”

In this video lesson Marissa Valdez addresses the topic: Elements of a Portfolio 1, 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

“ Elements of a Portfolio In the last lesson, we went over our materials and tools. In this lesson, we'll go over the elements you'll need for your children's illustration portfolio. Let's get to it. Your portfolio is a representation of yourself to the world, to editors, art directors, and agents. These professionals want to see what kind of work you make to establish if you'd be a good fit for a project they're working on. For example, this illustration was a part of the reason why I got my first book deal. "The Ambitious Girl" book deal with Little, Brown Publishing. There's no exact sci...”

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Course summary for: Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (277)
  • 10463 students
  • 4 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 20m)
  • 9 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Children's Illustration, Editorial Design, Management & Productivity, Narrative, Picturebook, Portfolio Development, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Marissa Valdez

Marissa Valdez
A course by Marissa Valdez

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Children's Book Author and Illustrator

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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Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators. Illustration course by Marissa Valdez Best seller

Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators

A course by Marissa Valdez
Children's Book Author and Illustrator. Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Joined February 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (277)
  • 10,463 students