Picturebook Creation
Picturebook types
A course by Flavia Z Drago , Illustrator, autor and graphic designer
About the video: Picturebook types
Overview
“We already know the difference between picturebook and Illustrated book. Now, I will tell you about the types of picturebook that exist in the market. ”
In this video lesson Flavia Z Drago addresses the topic: Picturebook types, 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
“Types of illustrated album I'm going to talk to you about the two album books on the market. There are two main branches: fiction and non-fiction. In fiction books, the stories and the characters are made up, whereas in non-fiction they are based on an event that actually happened in real life. I'll show you a few examples. In fiction books, the first example is called "Du Iz Tak", written and illustrated by Carson Ellis. This is a fiction book because, although the characters are insects, they behave like humans and they're building a fort. Another clever element in this book is that the a...”
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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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