Creation and Development of Graphic Novels

Find an idea

A course by María Luque , Illustrator

Illustrator. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined October 2018
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8,754 students
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About the video: Find an idea

Overview

“Where to find and how to accommodate the idea for our graphic novel project? Can everyday life be a good place to look for ideas?”

In this video lesson María Luque addresses the topic: Find an idea, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation and Development of Graphic Novels. Discover the process of creating a graphic novel from the conception of the idea to its publication.

Partial transcription of the video

“One of the first concerns when starting a graphic novel project is the idea. Where can we find an idea that will work for our book? Once the idea appears. doubts sometimes arise about whether what I want to tell makes sense. Maybe it's too simple or too complex. does this story I want to tell make sense? Maybe it's too simple. maybe it's too intricate. So. i want to show some examples of authors I really like. whose work I adore. One is Sol Díaz. a Chilean artist. She has published several books. but one of them is Josefina and Manuel. love re-reading it because they are very simple stories...”

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Course summary for: Creation and Development of Graphic Novels

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (497)
  • 8754 students
  • 5 units
  • 14 lessons (2h 27m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Comic, Narrative, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

María Luque

María Luque
A course by María Luque

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María Luque was born in Rosario, Argentina, and has exhibited her work in museums and galleries in her native country since 2005, as well as in Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Spain. In addition to her work as an artist, she also works on projects in the field of editorial illustration and coordinates workshops and other creative activities, such as "Merienda dibujo," a series of meetings with artists that she started in 2011.

She is also the cofounder of the Festival Furioso de Dibujo and participated in the anthology Informe, historieta argentina del siglo XXI, published by Editorial Municipal de Rosario. She is the author of La mano del pintor, a graphic novel about Cándido López (Sigilo, 2016, L'Agrume Éditions 2017);Casa transparente (Sexto Piso, Graphic Novel Award - Ibero-American Cities); and Noticias de pintores (Sigilo, 2019).


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Creation and Development of Graphic Novels. Illustration course by María Luque

Creation and Development of Graphic Novels

A course by María Luque
Illustrator. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined October 2018
  • 97% positive reviews (497)
  • 8,754 students