Writing and Illustration of a Non-Fiction Picturebook

Overview

“Let’s keep drafting our book. In this lesson, I will sketch the glossary spread and organize its layout. ”

In this video lesson Catarina Sobral addresses the topic: Sketch the Glossary, 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 Glossary Now, I'll follow the same process I did on the last one. I'll start sketching in black and white and add some color in small thumbnails. This will be the sketch of the glossary page, so I have to think about the placement of four different texts. I'm thinking about placing "day" and "sphere" in one side of the double page, and probability and migration, I can draw on the right side, because it makes sense to connect the idea of "day", because it's represented by our Earth, with the idea of a sphere. I can do... I can opt for a two single pages layout instead of a full do...”

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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