Visual Narrative for Picturebooks: Create a Playful World

Description

In this course, you will :

• Explore how visual and verbal language can interact in a playful way to enhance your narrative. Then, before assembling your first picturebook, digitise your storey with Photoshop and InDesign.
• Learn about the characteristics of a picturebook and how visual and verbal elements interact.
• Learn how to use framing and angles to create a visual language and see how they are used in picturebooks.

Syllabus :

1. Basic Concepts and Development of Characters

• What Is a Picture Book?
• Defining Your Character
• Creating a Story

 

2. Once upon a Time: Building the Picture Book

• Planning the Story
• The Visual Ellipsis
• Making a Mini Dummy
• Finished Illustrations
• The Cover

 

3. Final Details and Sharing Your Story

• The Finished Dummy
• What Do I Do With My New Book?

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