Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Learn how to create a storyboard, experiment with materials, and complete your first artwork using Catarina's techniques.
• Pay attention to your feelings and how it feels to be the author of your own picture book throughout this process.
• Learn how to transform your analogue illustration into a digital file for editing and post-production at the end of the course.
• Learn how to make a mock-up of your final creation and get some advice from Catarina on how to pitch your book to a publisher.

Syllabus:

1.  Introduction

   • Introduction

   • Influences

   • What Will We Do in This Course?
      

2.  The Stair - Starting From the Ground, Before Moving Up

   • Picture Books: Definition and Mechanics

   • Colour Theory

   • Composition: Theory and Practice

   • Text and Image Interplay

   • Materials and Techniques 1

   • Materials and Techniques 2
      

3.  The Diving Board and The Trapeze - From Above, Before the Jump

   • Problem, Solution, Catharsis 1

   • Problem, Solution, Catharsis 2

   • Storyboard 1

   • Storyboard 2

   • Vocabulary and Grammar 1

   • Vocabulary and Grammar 2

   • Final Illustration 1

   • Final Illustration 2

   • Final Illustration 3
      

4.  The Jump... and The Safety Net

   • Scanning and Retouching

   • Mocking-up

   • Children's Book Industry and Final Tips
      

5. Final Project

   • Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks