Illustrated Picturebooks: Create Poetic Vignette Imagery
Influences
A course by Cecilia Ruiz , Author, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will share some of my biggest influences and the things and ideas that inspire me the most. ”
In this video lesson Cecilia Ruiz addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Picturebooks: Create Poetic Vignette Imagery. Learn to tell non-linear, visual stories by crafting compelling images that resonate with people of all ages using both analog and digital tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In the previous lesson, you learned a little bit about me. In this lesson, I will share some of my biggest influences. One of my biggest influences as an author and as an illustrator is Edward Gorey. He was an author and an illustrator. This was the first book from his that I ever encountered. He has a lot of books, they're all similar in format, they're small. This was one of the first aspects that attracted me. This is "The Gashlycrumb Tinies." It is an alphabet book and it tells the stories of 26 children and how they die. It is written in a very lyrical and very concise way. ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Picturebooks: Create Poetic Vignette Imagery
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Category
Illustration, Writing -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Engraving, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Storytelling
Cecilia Ruiz
A course by Cecilia Ruiz
Cecilia Ruiz is a Brooklyn-based author, illustrator, and graphic designer from Mexico City. Growing up in a family of creatives meant she was encouraged to explore her artistic side from a young age. Inspired by her aunt, in particular, who was a graphic designer, she went on to study a degree in the subject before working as a graphic designer herself for a number of years. After initially working in web design, she shifted to the world of editorial design where she discovered a love of telling stories through images. Cecilia completed a diploma in illustration in Mexico City and later moved to New York to study for a master's in illustration at the School of Visual Arts.
After graduating, she published her first book with Penguin Random House, The Book of Memory Gaps. Since then, she’s written and illustrated two other books and collaborated with clients including Google, The New York Times, Atlas Obscura, and Fast Company. She and her work have also been featured by publications like Design Sponge, DART Sketchbooks, and more.
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