Illustrated Picturebooks: Create Poetic Vignette Imagery
Brainstorming
A course by Cecilia Ruiz , Author, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
About the video: Brainstorming
Overview
“Let's get started with the final project, and I will share some of my favorite brainstorming techniques. ”
In this video lesson Cecilia Ruiz addresses the topic: Brainstorming, 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
“ Brainstorming In the previous lesson, we talked about image composition. Now, we'll start brainstorming our project. I don't want you to feel the weight of having to come up with a theme. That can be very intimidating and kind of paralyzing. We are going to pretend that we are not doing a project. We're not making a book and we're just going to open ourselves and let that theme find us instead of us finding it. What you're going to do is go outside, bring a sketchbook, bring something to draw, or just something to write. I advise you to bring your phone as well, but turn off your data so ...”
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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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