Illustrated Picturebooks: Create Poetic Vignette Imagery
Substance and Form
A course by Cecilia Ruiz , Author, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
About the video: Substance and Form
Overview
“Coming up with an idea for a book can be intimidating. In this lesson, I will share how I have found the ideas for my books. ”
In this video lesson Cecilia Ruiz addresses the topic: Substance and Form, 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
“ Substance and Form In the last lesson, we talked about picture books and the different types of picture books that are out there. In this lesson, I'm going to start talking about theme and how you can come up with a theme for a concept book. I'm going to share how I came up with my idea for "The Book of Extraordinary Deaths." This book started as my thesis project in grad school. When I was in school, our teachers told us to come up with an idea for a project. It didn't matter what the project was, the only condition was that we needed to create a series of images. When you have so much f...”
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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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