Creation and Development of Graphic Novels
Define the characters
A course by María Luque , Illustrator
About the video: Define the characters
Overview
“Who will be the protagonists of our book? In addition to thinking about their names, dialogues and particularities, we will prepare to draw them many, many times.”
In this video lesson María Luque addresses the topic: Define the characters, 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 important parts before starting our novel will be defining the characters. Maybe the story is already super clear. and we already know who the protagonists are. what their characteristics are like. Perhaps we're still crafting the narrative. so it's not entirely defined. However. we can begin considering their dialogues and characteristics. envisioning how they will interact. Defining all those qualities of our characters will be greatly helped by everything we've been doing so far. Those notes we're taking in our notebook. the dialogues we're jotting down. overheard in others' c...”
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Course summary for: Creation and Development of Graphic Novels
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Comic, Narrative, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
María Luque
A course by María Luque
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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