Fairy-Tale Illustration with Pen and Ink
The Rhythm of Illustrations in a Book
A course by Sveta Dorosheva , Illustrator
About the video: The Rhythm of Illustrations in a Book
Overview
“To wrap up, I will explain the criteria for selecting the rest of the scenes in your illustrated fairy tale, paying special attention to the rhythm of images in a book. You will learn what's required to develop your illustration into the book, as I will provide a brief overview of what's needed aside from the key scene illustrations: the cover, endpapers, title page, and vignettes—by the way, those magical creatures you created in the "Learning to Ink" unit will make awesome vignettes!”
In this video lesson Sveta Dorosheva addresses the topic: The Rhythm of Illustrations in a Book , which is part of the Domestika online course: Fairy-Tale Illustration with Pen and Ink. Explore creative inking techniques to bring to life magical illustrations for fairy tales that capture the culture, time, and magic of the story.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Rhythm of Illustrations in a Book Now that one illustration is complete and style and manner are settled, let's think about the rest of the book. Here are my key points for choosing scenes to illustrate in a fairy tale. Any scene with a miracle in it is key. Second, the scene should have a major character in it but also feature all the characters through the illustrations in the book. If you already have an illustration with this character, choose a different one or a group scene. Finally, the scene should move the plot forward, that is, it should change something drastically in the plo...”
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Course summary for: Fairy-Tale Illustration with Pen and Ink
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Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration
Sveta Dorosheva
A course by Sveta Dorosheva
Sveta Dorosheva is a Ukrainian illustrator, currently living in Israel. She works in book illustration and narrative art for magazines and brands, which are deeply influenced by myth and fairy tales. She is a self-trained artist, and started her professional career by writing and illustrating her own book, “The Land of Stone Flowers”. Originally published in 2014, it was nominated for the National Bestseller award in 2016, and has also been translated into more than five languages.
Her work is hand-drawn on paper, merging a lot of mythical and traditional motifs from various cultures with contemporary ideas. She’s worked with numerous publishing houses to create art for books, including HarperCollins, Penguin Books, Macmillan, Disney-Hyperion, Usborne, and Chronicle Books. Sveta has also created artwork for movies, including The True Adventures of Wolfboy, commercial art for advertising agencies like JWT New York or D8 studio in Glasgow, and editorial pieces for magazines like The New Yorker and The LA Times.
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