Writing and Illustration of a Non-Fiction Picturebook

Overview

“Before making our final illustrations, we need to prepare the diagrammatic drawings and color layers. First things first: we’ll start by sketching our introductory spread. ”

In this video lesson Catarina Sobral addresses the topic: Sketch the First Spread 1, 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

“Sketch the First Spread In this lesson, I'll start sketching the nonfiction book and more exactly, the first true story spread. As you remember, the text reads, "Everything could have gone wrong, there was chaos outside." I'm thinking about drawing a double page because to start it's prettier to have a double spread. I'm also thinking about a format of book that is more or less squared. It's going to have 22 cm by 20. I'm drawing a universe with many cosmic elements because this "outside" that the sentence talks about is the space that surrounds the planet Earth. I'm drawing many different ...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 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