Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
Sketch and composition
A course by Enrique Torralba , Illustrator Specialized in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Joined January 2019
About the video: Sketch and composition
Overview
“After reviewing the trigger of the story that we had chosen, we will work on the sketches. In this lesson I will explain what the sketch is and how to get there.”
In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Sketch and composition, 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
“sketch and composition We enter the fair process of realization or the beginning of the process of carrying out our project. But first I have to share with you finally what was my trigger. We had already seen right in the triggers, when we had the four concepts, the name, the object, the emotion and the place, I had chosen Ana. He had chosen "the sea" as a place, as an object or as an element "fish" and as an emotion or as an action "walk". My construction is the following: "Ana walks along the beach, saw a fish and stayed to live in the sea". That is the beginning of my project. Now I shar...”
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Course summary for: Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
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Category
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Areas
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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