Creation and Development of Graphic Novels

Dive into the idea

A course by María Luque , Illustrator

Illustrator. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined October 2018
97% positive reviews (489)
8,550 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Dive into the idea

Overview

“Many times the books catch us just by reading a short paragraph on the back cover. Can you write the synopsis of a book that does not yet exist?”

In this video lesson María Luque addresses the topic: Dive into the 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

“Many times we happen to be in a bookstore and browse books and that just start reading the back cover We want to take it and know that story. The synopsis of a graphic novel it may be what will catch the reader, but also for us who are the authors and we want to start a project, It can be a good starting point. I, in my case, my first graphic novel, before doing it, before starting to draw, Before doing anything, The first thing I did was write a synopsis. I knew more or less what the characters were, what was the story about, but I had no idea how it was going to develop nor how the chapte...”

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Course summary for: Creation and Development of Graphic Novels

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (489)
  • 8550 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 (489)
  • 8,550 students