Character Creation for Illustrated Stories
Presentation
A course by Valentina Toro , Illustrator and Writer
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“My name is Valentina Toro, I am an illustrator and writer of children's books. In this lesson I will tell you my story and how my professional career has developed.”
In this video lesson Valentina Toro addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Creation for Illustrated Stories . Learn the tools to write and illustrate characters, both inside and out, by understanding their essence and their world .
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation My name is Valentina Toro. I am a writer and illustrator of children's books. Besides being an illustrator, I am an animalist. I love the countryside and nature. I have five pets: four dogs and a cat and i think the world would be a better place if we paid attention to the animals with whom we share it. I studied Graphic Design at the Colombian College of Design and then I did a masters degree in Creative Writing at the EAFIT University. I come from a home with great respect and appreciation for illustration and books. My dad is an illustrator too with a long history in the wor...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation for Illustrated Stories
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Category
Illustration, Writing -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Drawing, Editorial Design, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration, Writing
Valentina Toro
A course by Valentina Toro
Valentina Toro is an illustrator and writer with a master’s degree in Creative Writing from the EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia. Her work revolves around her fascination with the unknown and the secret worlds that can only be discovered in books.
Over the course of her career, she has published seven books, five of which are children’s books. Her style can be described as a blend of textual narration with images that create universes inhabited by both forms of expression. She has also written three novels and done illustrations for other authors. She was a runner up in the Little Hakka Picture Book Competition in China and is currently represented internationally by Advocate-Art Inc.
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