Creative Illustration: From Text to Image

Elaboration of a graphic concept

A course by Christian Montenegro , Illustrator and Painter

99% positive reviews (107)

1,443 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Elaboration of a graphic concept

Overview

“With examples of work I have done, I will explain how and why these images emerged. The main thing is to make a deep and structural reading of the text. ”

In this video lesson Christian Montenegro addresses the topic: Elaboration of a graphic concept, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Illustration: From Text to Image. Learn to analyze a story and interpret it visually.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now I'm going to talk about the work I did in order to illustrate better and deepen in the text and image relationship. This is a work, is called "Las Indias", it's a poem based on the story of Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, of Columbus' journey. At the moment of having to illustrate a poem, we have a problem, which is that poetry is a proposal to imagine and think. And the image with which we illustrate that poem, does not have to limit this, but it has to expand, has to be an invitation to the mind of the reader can enrich the reading you are doing. The text proposes an archaism with Spanis...”

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Course summary for: Creative Illustration: From Text to Image

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (107)
1443 students
4 units
11 lessons (1h 39m)
15 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Editorial Illustration, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Christian Montenegro

A course by Christian Montenegro

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Illustrator and Painter

Before completing his graphic design degree at UBA, Christian Montenegro trained in comics illustration under Alberto Breccia. He has authored books like The Creation: Pictures from the Book of Genesis and New Order and illustrated others, including a Spanish-language version of Kafka's First Sorrow and Didi Grau's Peleonas Mentirosas y Haraganas, Cuatro Gatos Negros Flacos, and Cocorococó. Another recent project is 200 Años de Monstruos y Maravillas Argentinas, an anthology of historical texts by Gabo Ferro.

His work has been recognized worldwide and is featured in various creativity and illustration annuals. He also won the 2009 Swatch Illustrative Award in Berlin and has recently been recognized by ALIJA.