Character Creation for Illustrated Stories

Final illustration

A course by Valentina Toro , Illustrator and Writer

Illustrator and Writer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020
97% positive reviews (110)
3,557 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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About the video: Final illustration

Overview

“Now we are going to see how to apply the color palette, define the size of the illustration and adjust final details of our illustration.”

In this video lesson Valentina Toro addresses the topic: Final illustration, 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

“Final illustration Now it was time to finish our project and see the first narrative illustration made with own characters. Let's get started. Before starting, the most important thing is to be clear about the dimensions of our illustration. If we want it to be horizontal, make it vertical, if we want it to be a very small or very large format, and if we are thinking of taking it to a printed medium, it is important to consider the resolution. Here I decided to make an illustration with a square format, because it is a format that lends itself a lot to put in my portfolio. It is a format th...”

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Course summary for: Character Creation for Illustrated Stories

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (110)
  • 3557 students
  • 4 units
  • 12 lessons (2h 15m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration, Writing
  • Areas

    Character Design, Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Drawing, Editorial Design, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration, Writing

Valentina Toro

Valentina Toro
A course by Valentina Toro

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Illustrator and Writer

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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Character Creation for Illustrated Stories . Illustration, and Writing course by Valentina Toro

Character Creation for Illustrated Stories

A course by Valentina Toro
Illustrator and Writer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020
  • 97% positive reviews (110)
  • 3,557 students