Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators
Elements of a Portfolio 2
A course by Marissa Valdez , Children's Book Author and Illustrator
Joined February 2021
Joined February 2021
About the video: Elements of a Portfolio 2
Overview
“I will continue showing you the essential elements that a portfolio should have. ”
In this video lesson Marissa Valdez addresses the topic: Elements of a Portfolio 2, 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
“Marissa Valdez Elements of a Portfolio* Number four is moving a character or characters through a narrative space. So, moving one character through an entire book and making sure they look recognizable through the story - this, I think, is actually the most important element you can have in your portfolio because this is what most children's books require, and it's also one of the hardest things to accomplish. It's really hard to move a character through a space and have them look exactly the same throughout. These are actually images from "Ambitious Girl," the book that I mentioned earlier...”
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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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