Writing and Illustration of a Non-Fiction Picturebook

Overview

“Given that our final illustrations will be done with a technique that requires color separation, here I will show you how to define our palette, to ensure balance, contrast, and legibility. ”

In this video lesson Catarina Sobral addresses the topic: Color Exercise, 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

“Color Exercise In this lesson, I'll choose the final color palette of our project and use for reference the drawing done on the previous unit. As I said in the last lesson, our technique involves color separation. We need to think about the overlapping results of the colors, because we will use transparent inks. If you are familiar with the concept of silkscreen printing or risography, we are using the same kind of process. I'll be placing my drawing of reference here for now and choose the group of colors that I'll be using from these options. I will have a white background, which is the l...”

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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