Picturebook Creation
What will we do in the course
A course by Flavia Z Drago , Illustrator, autor and graphic designer
About the video: What will we do in the course
Overview
“In this course you will develop an original fiction picturebook, from the initial idea to the final model ready to be submitted to a publisher or contest. In this lesson, I'll talk a little bit about it. ”
In this video lesson Flavia Z Drago addresses the topic: What will we do in the course, 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
“What we'll cover in the course In this Domestika course we'll develop an original story for a fictional album book, ready to be presented to an editor. To do this, we'll go over the basics of theory, illustration design and narrative. This means that we'll be working with a story that we'll portray with illustrations to create a mock-up or dummy book. It's a type of prototype for how the book will look in real life. Here's an example of one I did earlier. In a dummy book, the story is shown in black and white with some examples of the final artwork in color and the front cover. A dummy book...”
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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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