From Autobiography to Illustrated Story
Share the story
A course by Paloma Valdivia , Illustrator, Writer and Editor
About the video: Share the story
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you some ways that I know to spread an illustration in different media. They can be useful to expand the possibilities of your project once it is finished.”
In this video lesson Paloma Valdivia addresses the topic: Share the story, 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
“V for Violeta Share the story In this lesson I give you some tips or data to be able to share and spread your work. First is the most typical path but also perhaps the most difficult, which is to take your book to a publisher and have it published. There are many publishers. The important thing is that you have a structured story and that you can present it an editor. They have their contacts available on their web pages and you can send a draft of a project when you have it. Second, you can do a desktop publishing of your work. There are tons of independent fairs today with people who self...”
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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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