Narrative Illustration: Create a Children's Picturebook
Directed reading
A course by Pablo Bernasconi , Illustrator and Writer
Joined July 2021
About the video: Directed reading
Overview
“We are going to intention our reading from the perspective of a narrative illustrator, in a directed way and with a metaphorical strategy. We will make an assessment of the text taking into account spontaneous impressions, visual reflections and possible symbolism.”
In this video lesson Pablo Bernasconi addresses the topic: Directed reading, which is part of the Domestika online course: Narrative Illustration: Create a Children's Picturebook. Learn how to create a picturebook using mixed media and digital collage techniques, from the story layout to the final images.
Partial transcription of the video
“A definition of the album book Alright, what we're going to do now is start working with the text. in what I call guided reading. It is time to get in tune with the universe of the text. That is, work with all the words, concepts, images, all the situations that the text triggers us and that we believe they can expand again the reader's experience. What is directed reading? It is the reading that a reader would not become. We are going to work from the place of an illustrator or an integral author. I'm trying to think and evaluate what is the best way to enhance this text from my place as a...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Illustration: Create a Children's Picturebook
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Picturebook, Traditional illustration

Pablo Bernasconi
A course by Pablo Bernasconi
Pablo Bernasconi is a graphic designer, illustrator, and author from Bariloche, Argentina, known for his original creations full of humor and depth, and his magical visual metaphors. His work—with more than 30 published books—has been translated into 12 languages.
Many of his illustrated metaphors have appeared in magazines and newspapers around the world such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, The Telegraph, Rolling Stone, and The Times. He has received significant awards throughout his career, such as Los Destacados de ALIJA and the SND gold medal. Additionally, he was a finalist at the Hans Christian Andersen Awards (IBBY) in 2018 and a candidate for the ALMA (Astrid Lindgren Award) in 2021 and 2022.
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