Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks

Overview

“Creative minds are always on the hunt for an original idea, but it seems that the more you look for it, the more it hides. In this lesson, I'll share a way to tune in ideas.”

In this video lesson Gerald Espinoza addresses the topic: How to get an idea for my book?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks. Develop a storyboard and explore different and unconventional techniques to tell stories full of emotion.

Partial transcription of the video

“How to get an idea for my book? In this lesson I will teach you how to unlock creativity and come up with shiny new ideas for your book. I will share with you one of the dynamics that I use when starting a project to get a new idea. Let's work with the image of Little Red Riding Hood. I have here a traditional image where Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf in the woods. Let's flip this picture to give it our own style based on an association game. I have here three papers where I have written three words that came out randomly, the first thing that occurred to me. that has crossed my min...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (33)
• 618 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 54m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Sketching, Storyboard