Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment
Deeper Dive
A course by mark hoffmann , Author and illustrator
About the video: Deeper Dive
Overview
“In this lesson, you will bring the initial idea into refinement. Thinking about what came before and what will come after, you will start to add detail and specificity to the sketches. ”
In this video lesson mark hoffmann addresses the topic: Deeper Dive, 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 take a deeper dive into the idea of the sketch. We're going to make them a little bigger. We're going to play around with taking that idea or that nugget of information that we've drawn out visually and starting to expand it and put in little details that we think will be fun, moving stuff around. This is where we start to get a little bit more precise and make sure that we have, again, through lines, that the past, present, future is consistent in the image and make sure that the person wants to flip the page and continue the story. I've gone ahead and made a...”
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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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