Narrative Illustration: Create a Children's Picturebook
A course by Pablo Bernasconi , Illustrator and Writer
Joined July 2021
Learn how to create a picturebook using mixed media and digital collage techniques, from the story layout to the final images
Learn how to create a picturebook using mixed media and digital collage techniques, from the story layout to the final images
Joined July 2021
Acclaimed Patagonian illustrator and author Pablo Bernasconi is known for his original visual metaphors. His work has been published in magazines and newspapers like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, Rolling Stone, and many more. In this online course, he teaches you how to tell illustrated stories and guides you through the step-by-step process of creating your first picturebook. Learn all you need to know, from critical reading of your own story to the look and layout of the contents. Experiment with mixed media and collage, then digitize your illustrations. Work on the final touches in Photoshop and put together your picturebook using InDesign.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 17 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (88)
- 3,654 students
- 16 lessons (2h 50m)
- 17 additional resources (1 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a coherent sequence of narrative illustrations from a specific text.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Design and illustration professionals, as well as students or anyone who enjoys reading picturebooks.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, it is recommended you have basic notions of Photoshop and InDesign, although it is not essential.
What you do need are materials such as a pencil, crayons or pastels, acrylics, India ink, a pen, paper, notebooks, magazines to cut out, brushes, a glue stick, scissors, fabric textures, an SLR or a cell phone, a computer with Photoshop and InDesign, a graphics tablet, and a scanner.
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A course by Pablo Bernasconi
Pablo Bernasconi is a graphic designer, illustrator, and author from Bariloche, Argentina, known for his original creations full of humor and depth, and his magical visual metaphors. His work—with more than 30 published books—has been translated into 12 languages.
Many of his illustrated metaphors have appeared in magazines and newspapers around the world such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, The Telegraph, Rolling Stone, and The Times. He has received significant awards throughout his career, such as Los Destacados de ALIJA and the SND gold medal. Additionally, he was a finalist at the Hans Christian Andersen Awards (IBBY) in 2018 and a candidate for the ALMA (Astrid Lindgren Award) in 2021 and 2022.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Learn to read like an illustrator
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A definition of the album book
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Directed reading
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Layout and conceptual party
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Characters
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Narrative scenes
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The scene plans
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U3
The style of the illustration
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Aesthetic decision and search for materials
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Preparation of materials
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Assembly and illustration of the characters
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Funds
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U4
Assembly and page setting
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Assemble and retouch in Photoshop 1
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Assemble and retouch in Photoshop 2
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Assemble and retouch in Photoshop 3
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Layout in InDesign
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FP
Final project
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Narrative Illustration: Create a Children's Picturebook
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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