Creative Writing of Children's Books

¿Ilustrar o no ilustrar?

A course by José Urriola , Writer

Writer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2021
100% positive reviews (21)
1,529 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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About the video: ¿Ilustrar o no ilustrar?

Overview

“If you only write and don't dare to illustrate, you will face a dilemma: to illustrate or not to illustrate? In this lesson you will see the relationships between text and illustration, as well as the importance of working as a team with an illustrator. ”

In this video lesson José Urriola addresses the topic: ¿Ilustrar o no ilustrar?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing of Children's Books. Learn the best writing and narrative techniques to create books for children..

Partial transcription of the video

“How to incorporate images? How to incorporate images? How to incorporate images? The time has come to make the decision if you want to incorporate images, illustrations or some other type of pictorial technique to your book to accompany the text. There are several ways to incorporate the images to a children's book. You can take, for example, the decision that you are only going to use the textual code, You will only work with words. So in this sense, you absolutely dispense with illustration, if there is an illustration on the front or back cover or spine of the book, but you do not have t...”

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Course summary for: Creative Writing of Children's Books

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (21)
  • 1529 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (2h 45m)
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    Writing
  • Areas

    Children's Literature, Creative Writing

José Urriola

José Urriola
A course by José Urriola

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José Urriola is a renowned writer and social communicator specialized in audiovisual arts. His passion for literature and cinema has led him to explore various artistic expressions in his creative writing. For several years, he worked as a screenwriter, producer and director for HBO Latin America, covering film festivals and creating programs related to the seventh art. However, his encounter with the universe of children's books was transformative.

She collaborated with the Book Bank, researching and promoting children's literature, which sparked her need to create her own stories. He has published children's books such as "Chupetes de Luna" and "Cuentos a kickas", receiving recognition and awards for his outstanding work in the literary field. José Urriola is a passionate writer who fuses the literary with the visual, the cinematic and the musical, captivating readers of all ages with his unique narrative adventures.


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Creative Writing of Children's Books. Writing course by José Urriola

Creative Writing of Children's Books

A course by José Urriola
Writer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (21)
  • 1,529 students