Picturebook Creation
Narrative and diagramming
A course by Flavia Z Drago , Illustrator, autor and graphic designer
About the video: Narrative and diagramming
Overview
“Now, I will talk to you about how I went from the storyboard to the layout of the book with typography. I will explain some fundamentals of narrative and what makes a good story, also, I will talk to you about how to integrate text and image harmonically. ”
In this video lesson Flavia Z Drago addresses the topic: Narrative and diagramming, 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
“Narrative and layout In this lesson, I want to explain how to move from the storyboard to the final layout of the book and how to incorporate typography. I'll also explain some narrative elements so that we know which ingredients go into a good story. Let's get started. First, I scanned my storyboard with high resolution so I could enlarge these drawings. I like to work on loose pages or sketchbooks that fit in the scanner to make this process much easier. Once my images were finished, I turned each one into a single, full size file, which was 20 by 40 cm in this case. I also added a bleed ...”
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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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