Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment
The Thumbnails: Sketch State 1
A course by mark hoffmann , Author and illustrator
About the video: The Thumbnails: Sketch State 1
Overview
“To begin the drawing process, you will start to sketch using rough thumbnails and iteration to explore the concept and composition relationship. There are no wrong ideas. ”
In this video lesson mark hoffmann addresses the topic: The Thumbnails: Sketch State 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment. Learn how to create children's book illustrations that serve the narrative whilst telling its own tale..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we're going to be talking about thumbnailing. But before we get to the thumbnails, we want to figure out sort of what we're going to draw. So I'm going to spend a little bit of time here drawing the dragon. I already know that I'm going to be drawing a dragon. I already know I'm going to be drawing probably a lemon. I know I'm going to be drawing fire and some sort of scene to go around it. So using my graphite pencil, I'm going to draw a variety of different dragons to figure out what it's going to look like. I might also use my eraser to make sure that if something doesn't...”
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Course summary for: Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Acrylic Painting, Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Picturebook, Traditional illustration
mark hoffmann
A course by mark hoffmann
Meet Mark Hoffmann, a talented author, illustrator, painter, and professor, who truly embodies a kid-at-heart spirit. With a career spanning nearly 20 years, Mark has collaborated with esteemed publishers and showcased his goofy and fun illustrations through various avenues. From editorial illustration to animation and gallery work, Mark's passion for storytelling through illustration is evident in his work.
Through his extensive teaching experience, Mark believes in the power of discovery and experimentation. In this course, he aims to emphasize the importance of thinking about each image as a story rather than just a part of one. Mark's hope is to impart his knowledge on how to approach text and ideas, allowing for multiple storytelling paths that captivate readers and enable artists to control the narrative direction.
With a wide range of accomplishments, including working on 13 picture books and winning numerous awards, Mark's artistic journey continues to evolve, making him the perfect mentor to guide you on your picture book illustration adventure.
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