Creative Illustration: From Text to Image
Practice
A course by Christian Montenegro , Illustrator and Painter
Joined October 2018
Joined October 2018
About the video: Practice
Overview
“Through a practical example, let's see how you can illustrate a text based on what your reading can generate.”
In this video lesson Christian Montenegro addresses the topic: Practice, 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 show part of the process of how I take a graphic concept to practice. The case that I'm going to show you is this book called "Cocorococó", which is a text from Didi Grau, for which I ordered to make one seals with the which illustrate this text. Why stamps? The text itself consists ... It is a rhymed text and is a summation of animals that are incorporated into the text and each one contributes an action and a sound. Which leads to, of a clean situation, ends in a crawl. By saying the word "enchastre", refers me to the enchastres that the boys do. I'm a dad and I see when ...”
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Course summary for: Creative Illustration: From Text to Image
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Category
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Areas
Editorial Illustration, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Christian Montenegro
A course by Christian Montenegro
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.
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