Illustrated Picturebooks: Create Poetic Vignette Imagery

Description

In this course, you will :

• Learn to tell non-linear, visual stories using both analogue and digital tools by creating compelling images that resonate with people of all ages.
• teaches you how to create a theme and structure for your own concept book
• Create your first illustrated vignette in your preferred medium and plan to expand it into a finished book.
• Learn about illustrated concept books and the differences between plot-based picturebooks and vignette-structured picturebooks.
• Learn how to use vignettes to create powerful narratives.
• Examine the relationship between images and text before looking at Cecilia's techniques for creating meaningful illustrations.

Syllabus :

1. The Vignette Picture Book

• Concept Picture Books for Adults
• Substance and Form
• The Vignette. Relationship Between Image and Text
• Disecting an Image

 

2. Creating a Concept Picture Book for Adults

• Brainstorming
• Settling on a Theme and Structure
• Creating the Master Vignette
• Printmaking

 

3. From Analog to Digital

• Cutting the Shapes Out in Photoshop
• Color the Images
• Combining Image and Text

 

4. Planning for the Future

• What to Do Next
• Tips and Tricks for Being a Freelance Illustrator

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