Narrative Illustration: Create a Children's Picturebook
Aesthetic decision and search for materials
A course by Pablo Bernasconi , Illustrator and Writer
Joined July 2021
Joined July 2021
About the video: Aesthetic decision and search for materials
Overview
“We are going to see how to justify the aesthetic decision; What is the technique that you can master and that will enrich the reader's experience. Let's remember that illustrating is not drawing pretty. Once this point has been raised, we will move forward with the search for materials, remembering that the objective is to honor the idea.”
In this video lesson Pablo Bernasconi addresses the topic: Aesthetic decision and search for materials, 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
“Aesthetic decision and search for materials This is the moment to decide our aesthetic proposal. For that there is something that I like to reinforce or emphasize, and is the phrase "honor the idea". We have to be faithful at all times to what was our main idea. For that, the aesthetic proposal will have to be seconded For all the decisions we made before. At this point it is essential to find a technique with which we feel comfortable but that at the same time leaves us space to experiment, to look for alternatives. You always have to keep in mind that risk is something that will add up sp...”
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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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