Picturebook Creation

Creating a picturebook from start to finish

“We have reached the end of the course, where we have seen various fundamentals and tools of narrative, design and illustration that you can use when creating a picturebook. I hope you enjoyed it and that it serves as a starting point, since surely on your own, you will learn new things. Don't forget, the most important thing is that your proposal comes from something that interests you as an author, that will be what will make you unique. Remember that the illustration, color, text, typography and design must go according to the story. If an illustration, however beautiful it is, hinders the narration, perhaps it is best to get rid of it. The same with the words, do not keep unnecessary details. Be patient, although we would like to be hired from the first attempt, sometimes, you have to keep learning before that happens. Finding an editor is similar to finding a partner, both parties have to agree on what they want to accomplish in order for the relationship to work and they have to be ready. If you liked the course I would love to be recommended. I am so excited to see everything you will do! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Now that we've finished the course, here's a summary of what we've learnt. You now know the difference between an illustrated book and album. It's the first thing we did in the course. I talked about an album's features, its types and different parts. I told you about my creative process in order to tell a story. I wrote the synopsis and used drawings to bring my character to life. I also explained the main difference between showing and saying. Then we saw how to build a storyboard step by step and gave the story pace, using panels, different frames and the double page. We al...”

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Course summary for: Picturebook Creation

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (819)
• 15315 students
• 5 units
• 19 lessons (2h 20m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration