Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
Narrative reinforcement
A course by Enrique Torralba , Illustrator Specialized in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Joined January 2019
About the video: Narrative reinforcement
Overview
“Finally, I will explain several resources that will help you narrate in a sophisticated way and enrich our ideas.”
In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Narrative reinforcement, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration. Learn to use gouache and collage to convey narrative concepts and broaden your expressive horizons .
Partial transcription of the video
“narrative reinforcement What we are going to do is add visual poetry to our image, that is, we are going to add some symbolic elements that potentiate it. What we want to share with those who see our images is that we not only stay on the literal level, but we also want to keep within them interesting mysteries to discover. I am going to draw something, an object, an element. We are going to add something else to that element to make it more interesting. we will be entering within the field of visual metaphor. We are going to put a beautiful tree here, very simple, something a bit cartoonis...”
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Course summary for: Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
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Children's Illustration, Collage, Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration

Enrique Torralba
A course by Enrique Torralba
Enrique Torralba is an illustrator specializing in children's and young adult literature who has worked with publishers like SM, Santillana, Alfaguara, Edelvives, and the Kabbalah International Center in Los Angeles.
He has been selected to represent Mexico twice alongside other Mexican illustrators, at the 2009 Salón del libro in Paris and the 2010 Salón del libro in Quebec. He is also a founding member of Ilustradero and the Mexican Illustrators' Association.
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