Visual Storytelling with Graphite for Beginners
Approach and sketch
A course by Siamés Escalante , Illustrator and graphic designer
About the video: Approach and sketch
Overview
“Since you decided what memory you are going to narrate, I need you to land well in what way you want to tell it. With a single image or with bullets? Once you have made a basic approach to how you would like to tell your story, it is time to make rough sketches to download ideas on how to present it. It is always good to explore our ideas several times before deciding on a final composition and making small sketches , in the form of thumbnails , it helps us to see the different possibilities that exist on a same idea.”
In this video lesson Siamés Escalante addresses the topic: Approach and sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Storytelling with Graphite for Beginners. Create illustrations that tell a story with a variety of graphite pencils.
Partial transcription of the video
“LESSON 1 Approach and sketch We come to our final exercise. I want you to apply everything you have learned about graphite and visual narrative and tell me your most precious memory. It can be a memory with a family member or with a friend. It may be the first time that you felt sad or happy, or something that made you cry or made you very scared. It may be when you went camping. I don't know, try to think about that memory, try to think about how you felt, what elements were around you, and tries to transmit all that to me in a single image. Since you decided what memory you want to tell y...”
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Course summary for: Visual Storytelling with Graphite for Beginners
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Narrative, Pencil Drawing, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Siamés Escalante
A course by Siamés Escalante
Adrianna “Siamés” Escalante is a Mexican illustrator born in the Yucatán province, currently living in Mexico City. Her style is inspired by Japanese culture and by the extraordinary imaginative world of children's stories. The illustrations that she creates are considered wholesome and full of life, capable of transporting the viewer to a universe of innocence, fantasy, and melancholy.
She works in editorial as well as creating commercial pieces for clients such as Penguin Random House, Vans, Izzi Telecom, and el Palacio de Hierro. Her work has been exhibited in various art galleries.
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