Specialization in Creative Writing and Children's Illustration

Overview

“Finally, you’ll explore how personal influences enrich creative work through specific stories and artists that inspire illustration. Drawing on reflections on figures such as Quino, Tony Ross, Oliver Jeffers, Kate Beaton and Luke Pearson, you’ll discover how each impacts different aspects of visual storytelling, such as wordless comedy, technical exploration, and expressive use of colour and character design.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Inspiration / Jimena S. Sarquiz , which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Creative Writing and Children's Illustration . Write captivating children's books by exploring narrative techniques and age-appropriate language for young readers..

Partial transcription of the video

“Now that you know a little more about me, I wanted to talk to you a little about the artists that have influenced me throughout my life. I'm going to start first with Kino. At my grandparents' house, I had to spend a lot of time, and they had many books, but very few with images. So, for me, this book that they had, which was one of their political cartoons, is very valuable. It's called No Scream for Me. You can see that it's all messed up because I've had it since I was five. And when I went to my grandparents' house, I used to read it. I liked it a lot because I didn't know how to read i...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Creative Writing and Children's Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (38)
• 4195 students
• 6 units
• 70 lessons (14h 37m)
• 38 downloads

• Category

  Illustration, Writing

• Areas

  Character Design, Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Content Writing, Creative Writing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Picturebook, Writing