Introduction to Sequential Narrative for Comics
Defining format (difference between shape and background)
A course by Iván Mayorquín , Illustrator and designer
Learn to tell stories with drawings and to create boredom-proof comics
- Spanish with subtitles in English
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- 2159 students
About the video: Defining format (difference between shape and background)
Overview
“We will know the difference between background and form, the content that your story has and the aesthetic appearance of it, as well as, why this is important.”
In this video lesson Iván Mayorquín addresses the topic: Defining format (difference between shape and background), which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Sequential Narrative for Comics. Learn to tell stories with drawings and to create boredom-proof comics.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson I want us to understand the difference between form and background. Understanding that the form of what we do is the format, like the structure, and the background is the content, right? And know that the physiognomy of each of these things is different. In the comics that I do I have this format, I like it to be clear and very basic, maybe, but that it is very recognizable. I think the clearer your format is, 's easier to recognize for people what you're doing and who did it. Usually, in my comic book structure I have the title, which is very clear and very simple. I have a ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Sequential Narrative for Comics
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Graphic Humor, Narrative, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
A course by Iván Mayorquín
Ivan Mayorquín is an illustrator and creative native of Mazatlán (Mexico), where he studied graphic design and painting; then he specialized in illustration. He is part of different groups such as Buque, Sketch or Die, Pizza Sandwich, and in 2015 he founded, together with other colleagues, the Pictoline digital platform, where he currently works as an illustrator and designer.
The work of Mayorquín has been part of collective exhibitions in London, Sweden, New York and Los Angeles. And he has collaborated with brands such as Sprite, Absolut, Snickers, GQ, VICE, Noisey, Los Angeles Blues, Netflix, Emperador, among others.
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