From Autobiography to Illustrated Story
Autobiography as a resource
A course by Paloma Valdivia , Illustrator, Writer and Editor
About the video: Autobiography as a resource
Overview
“For certain artists the autobiography is a recurring theme or a starting point in their work, and this is a very particular genre, since it is the only one where the protagonist is an absolutely identical image of the author. In this lesson, I will share my vision with you. ”
In this video lesson Paloma Valdivia addresses the topic: Autobiography as a resource, which is part of the Domestika online course: From Autobiography to Illustrated Story. Learn how to create a picture book starting from a personal story and an object from your childhood.
Partial transcription of the video
“A de Alicia Autobiography as a resource In this lesson, we will look at the autobiography as a resource. Autobiography is a very particular genre. It is the only one where the protagonist is the exact and identical image of the author. When we see autobiography, we are exploring the life of the author or the protagonist, the origins and some relevant facts. In this way, we can build the autobiographical account of this character The autobiography will allow us to generate a story. Why is it important to us? Because of this self-exploration we will look for certain relevant milestones in our...”
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Course summary for: From Autobiography to Illustrated Story
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Ink Illustration, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Pencil Drawing, Picturebook, Storytelling, Traditional illustration, Writing
Paloma Valdivia
A course by Paloma Valdivia
With a design degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and a postgraduate degree in illustration from the Escola d'Art i Disseny de Barcelona, illustrator, writer, and publisher Paloma Valdivia has taken the children and young adult’s books world by storm.
With work translated into more than twenty languages, she has been recognized internationally with the New Horizon Award of the Bologna Children's Book Fair (Italy), the BIB PLAQUÉ of the Bratislava Biennial of Illustration (Slovakia), the Municipal Literature Award of Santiago (Chile), The Best Book Awards granted by UNESCO and the German Graphic Arts Foundation, and the Little Bird Award, among others.
Besides having her own publishing house dedicated exclusively to children’s books, Ediciones Liebre, Paloma has collaborated with publishers and entities including Amanuta (Chile), Fondo de Cultura Económica (Mexico), Kalandraka (Spain), La Joie de Lire (Switzerland), Fatatrac, (Italy), and Enchanted Lion Books (USA).
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