Picturebook Creation
From designer to illustrator
A course by Flavia Z Drago , Illustrator, autor and graphic designer
About the video: From designer to illustrator
Overview
“Although I started as a designer and I liked it, I was always interested in telling stories through illustration. In this lesson, I tell you about that process.”
In this video lesson Flavia Z Drago addresses the topic: From designer to illustrator, which is part of the Domestika online course: Picturebook Creation. Use illustration as a narrative base for your book and create a model ready to present to an editor.
Partial transcription of the video
“From designer to illustrator Hello, welcome to my course. In this first lesson, I wanted to tell you a bit about myself and how I went from graphic designer to illustrator and author. My name is Flavia Zorrilla Drago and I was born in Mexico City where I studied graphic design. When I started working, I discovered that I liked design but illustrated picturebooks always interested me a lot. Since I was at university I had wanted to go and study in Barcelona. It always appealed to me for one reason or another. When I went out and started working, I saved for a few years and did a diploma cour...”
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Course summary for: Picturebook Creation
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Flavia Z Drago
A course by Flavia Z Drago
Flavia studied graphic design in Mexico and for many years, worked in branding and packaging design. She later became an illustrator and is now a full-time writer and illustrator of picturebooks for children of all ages. Her books can be found in Mexico, Spain, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and online through Amazon.
As a designer, she has worked with Dolce Gusto, Nestlé Chocolate, and Hermés. She has illustrated for editorials such as Combel (Ricitos de Oro), Petra (Dientes, Santo Remedio), Delete Dog (Balandra), and the Secretary of Culture in Mexico (Tolstoi), A Fin de Cuentos (Alimentos que cambiaron al mundo), Castillo (Maroma y la mariposa roja) and Walker Books (Gustavo the Shy Ghost); and for animation studios like HolaCombo (Matlatzinca and #Refugeechildren) and Dicinueve36 (Little Thinkers).
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