Picturebook Creation
A world for my character
A course by Flavia Z Drago , Illustrator, autor and graphic designer
About the video: A world for my character
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to explain how from my influences and my personal story, I decided the context for my character. ”
In this video lesson Flavia Z Drago addresses the topic: A world for my character, 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
“A world for my character In this lesson, I'll tell you a little about my process when creating a character and the world in which they live. I'll talk about the materials I use to facilitate this process. First, I define what, who, why and for whom and then I write a synopsis. In this case, as I mentioned in the first unit, I decided I wanted to tell a story about adventures and journeys and how these journeys helped me to broaden my outlook even though it was quite a terrifying experience. With this in mind, I created a character called Rita, a little gnome who loves reading adventure 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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