Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators
Creating the Setting
A course by Marissa Valdez , Children's Book Author and Illustrator
Joined February 2021
Joined February 2021
About the video: Creating the Setting
Overview
“You will see how to sketch out setting designs and how to create a half-page illustration of your character in a setting. ”
In this video lesson Marissa Valdez addresses the topic: Creating the Setting, 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
“ Creating the Setting In the last lesson, we created our character sketches. In this lesson, we'll be working on placing that character in a convincing and exciting setting. We'll work on our setting right now, but before we start, I want to tell you why settings and backgrounds are important to have in your portfolio. Make sure that you're able to place your character in a background and in a setting because when you create picture books, you get that picture book deal, most likely that character will have to be in a space. Remember, as a children's book illustrator, not only are you crea...”
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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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