Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book
A course by Roger Ycaza , Illustrator and musician
Create a music-based story and learn how to use illustration as a narrative tool for your book
Create a music-based story and learn how to use illustration as a narrative tool for your book
When traveling the path of experimentation, one finds very interesting and necessarily innovative creative opportunities. The illustrator and musician Roger Ycaza found his space of action as an author and co-author of books—mostly for children and teenagers—in which he tells his illustrated stories influenced by art and music, and full of personality that is reflected in both their formal and conceptual aspects.
In this course, Roger shows you the process of making an illustrated book with music as the starting point. You will look for references, understand the creative process, and guide the development of your book from a song, a phrase, a book ... find the trigger for your idea and make it come to life! Define the concept, characters, setting, sequence of the story, and get down to work on the illustration. Explore color, composition, typography, and how to capture them, to finally digitize your pieces and assemble your book.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 37 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (153)
- 2,503 students
- 19 lessons (2h 16m)
- 37 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create an illustrated foldable book.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
All those who want to learn other ways of storytelling, experimenting, and sharing.
Requirements and materials
It takes passion and connection to books and music. Regarding materials, you will need acrylics, brushes for acrylics, white 250 to 300-gram cardboard, a fine tip pen or marker, a colored pencil, a notebook of any size, a glass or a cup, paper towels, a metallic ruler, and an Exacto knife.
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A course by Roger Ycaza
Roger Ycaza is an illustrator, musician, and writer of his own stories. He has worked in various fields of illustration but the one he is most passionate about and where he has the most experience is in children's and young adults' literature, an area in which he has been working for nearly twenty years.
As time went by, he realized that he could connect his passion for music and illustration, professions he learned on a self-taught basis. Roger is always experimenting, something that is reflected in his work. He is author or co-author for publishing houses such as Fondo de Cultura Económica, Océano Travesía, Panamericana, Loqueleo, SM, Castillo, Pato Lógico, El Naranjo, Amanuense, Editora Do Brasil, GatoMalo, among others.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do during the course?
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U2
First thing's first
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Detonating
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Folding and formats
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materials
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U3
Filling the blank sheet
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Selecting the theme
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Concept
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Characters
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Setting
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Chromatic
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Composition
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Rhythm and sequence
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U4
Headed
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Layout
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Sketch
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Color part 1
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Color part 2
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Typography
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Development
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FP
Final project
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Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book
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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.
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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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ameliebessiere
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maria
Eine coole Idee Musikstücke, Buchtitel oder Bandnamen als Inspirationsquellen zu nutzen :-)
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amerylandia
Muito bom! Gostando do curso.
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vallinevas
It's a fun idea to draw inspiration from music. Sometimes difficult to follow the subtitles and I think the course could have been more efficiently done. Less about the idea, inspiration and more about how to do it practically.
cerise_iris
Bravo, ce cours m'aide beaucoup dans mes nouveaux projets.
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