Character Creation for Illustrated Stories
The character in relation to the world
A course by Valentina Toro , Illustrator and Writer
About the video: The character in relation to the world
Overview
“Now we are going to see some examples of how the characters relate to each other and to their environment. We already have our character, now we have to build a world for him and give him a purpose in context.”
In this video lesson Valentina Toro addresses the topic: The character in relation to the world, 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
“The character in relation to the world You already have a clear idea of who your characters are, but where are they located and how are they related to each other? Here we will put ourselves in the task of creating a premise that will allow the characters to inhabit a world of their own. For this lesson it occurred to me to make a note taking of all the ideas that occur to me to shape the scene that I want for my final project and that I will share and explain with you. First of all I will say that each person has a particular shape to take note of your ideas and brainstorm. There is not re...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation for Illustrated Stories
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Category
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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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