From Autobiography to Illustrated Story
The importance of registration
A course by Paloma Valdivia , Illustrator, Writer and Editor
About the video: The importance of registration
Overview
“According to Julia Cameron, writing three pages a day each morning serves to empty the brain and open a creative flow. One form of registration is the life diary, which functions as a repository for writing: it illuminates the way to rehearse and polish a style, and allows us to freely investigate the concerns that go into our work. In this lesson, I will share with you my personal way of making daily records that can later be turned into illustrated stories. ”
In this video lesson Paloma Valdivia addresses the topic: The importance of registration, 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
“R for Rousseau The importance of journaling In this lesson, we will talk about the importance of journaling. According to Julia Cameron, write three pages every morning it serves to empty the brain and open a creative flow. This allows for even better creativity. Another form of journaling is the life diary. In it, you can write daily, polish a style and researching ideas. It serves as a kind of rehearsal for future projects. Lastly, for illustrators, we always have our big sketchbook to accompany us. In it we also transfer ideas, drawings and thoughts which, finally, many times become comp...”
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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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