Writing and Illustration of a Non-Fiction Picturebook

Overview

“What is a nonfiction book and how inventive can it be? In this lesson, I’ll be showing you some examples of picture books and explaining what you’ll do when finishing the course. ”

In this video lesson Catarina Sobral addresses the topic: Nonfiction Picture Books, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing and Illustration of a Non-Fiction Picturebook. Combine storytelling and illustration techniques to craft a captivating children’s book inspired by the real world.

Partial transcription of the video

“Nonfiction Picture Books In this lesson, I'll be showing you some examples of nonfiction books and talk about our final project. By the end of this course, you'll be doing the illustrations of texts of a nonfiction picture book. One of the best things about being a picture book artist is how much you learn with each new project, even if they are fictional. With nonfiction picture books you have that and they're also great devices for exploring creatively the picture book format. Besides that, some real stories seem fictional and they're more exciting than fictional stories. There are plenty...”

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Course summary for: Writing and Illustration of a Non-Fiction Picturebook

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (88)
• 2586 students
• 5 units
• 22 lessons (4h 20m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Illustration, Writing

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Children's Illustration, Creative Writing, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Picturebook, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration, Writing