Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration
The role of illustration
A course by Daniel Wu , Illustrator
About the video: The role of illustration
Overview
“What is illustration for? Although many people think that illustration is just a way to make a space more beautiful, the truth is that it started as a form of communication, and it still is. At the time of caves, people left cave paintings to communicate with entities or with other members of the group. The intention was to convey things that did not yet have the complexity of speech to be described. It was also a great way to communicate without having to be present. Over time, these drawings became more and more elaborate and complex, making room for letters and words. But even today, we cannot deny that a message conveyed by an image has a lot of power. And that an image without a message behind it, however close to graphic perfection, will not be remembered for long. What creates the bond with the public is the message you pass on. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Wu addresses the topic: The role of illustration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration. Learn to use the power of storytelling to illustrate children's books in your own style.
Partial transcription of the video
“The role of illustration Enough about me. Now, let's talk about the course itself, let's get started. In this class, we will talk about the narrative power of the image. For this, we will talk about our course project, which is a book! A whole book you're going to do with me, but it's not a very big book. For the course, I chose a shorter story. Why a short story? For us to be able to do it from the beginning to the end without getting frustrated. I know from experience that taking a very big story to illustrate at first, we get frustrated at first, we can't draw the way we want, starts to ...”
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Course summary for: Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Daniel Wu
A course by Daniel Wu
Daniel Wu is a Brazilian illustrator focused on the publishing market. He has been passionate about the storytelling power of images since he was young. After graduating in social communication, he worked in several areas before making his dream of working in illustration a reality.
His expressive and humorous style has seen him collaborate with major publishers and publications such as FTD, Abril, and Storytime Magazine, as well as international brands including Faber-Castell, Avon, and PepsiCo. In 2021, he published his own version of the classic Little Red Riding Hood with Bamboozinho.
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