Expressive Illustration Line by Line
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba , Illustrator, Writer, and Teacher
Joined September 2020
Create illustrated picturebooks for kids (and adults) with evocative scenes made using colored pencils and pastels
Create illustrated picturebooks for kids (and adults) with evocative scenes made using colored pencils and pastels
Joined September 2020
Would you like to tell a story through your drawings? Illustrator and writer Dani Torrent teaches you how to create a narrative where style and content go hand in hand by experimenting with different composition strategies and new techniques for drawing with pencil.
In this course, discover how to draw more expressive lines and bring your illustrations to life. Learn about the key elements of illustrated picturebooks with one of the biggest names in the field and create your own illustrated picturebook for kids.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 19 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (169)
- 2,800 students
- 17 lessons (3h 0m)
- 19 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create your own two-page illustration for a children’s picturebook using graphite pencils, colored pencils, and a few touches of pastel.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For anyone interested in drawing, and more specifically, in illustrating a story and discovering all their potential with a pencil.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge of illustration is needed to take this course.
All you need is a pencil, paper, an eraser, and colored pencils. You also have the option of using graphite sticks, graphite putty, blending stumps, and dry pastels. And, if you want to retouch your illustration, you need Photoshop.
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A course by Daniel Torrent Riba
Dani Torrent is an illustrator, painter, and a writer. He lives in Barcelona and has more than 10 years of experience illustrating picturebooks, many of them self-authored. He studied film directing and that knowledge is reflected in the structure, pace, and composition of his creations, which embody the essence of a short film.
He has made illustrations for the media and advertising, but he is most well known for his creative work in the field of children’s and young adult literature. He has worked for Spanish publishing companies such as Edelvives, Kalandraka, Alfaguara, Cal.lígraf and Comanegra, but his artistic work has had a much greater impact on his career and led him to be a renowned illustrator. He has also published his work in France, Italy, Belgium, Mexico, China, Korea and the United States.
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 in the Course?
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U2
Ready, Set...
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Illustration for (Not So) Narrative for Children
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Materials
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Our History at a Glance
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U3
The Composition
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Composition
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Composition through Theater
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Composition through Cinema
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Composition through Painting
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The Base Illustration
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U4
The Pencil as an Expressive Tool
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Drawing in Real Size
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Chiaroscuro
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The Expression of the Stroke
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Colored Pencil and Pastel
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U5
The Mockup
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Retouching
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Presenting Your Project to an Editor
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FP
Final project
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Expressive Illustration Line by Line
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silviam
The course is great, very well structured and the teacher explains everything in a way that is easy to understand. I really like it!!
jcslandin
El curso es muy detallado y explicado por el artista
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chiuli1013
Very beautiful paintings, thank your careful teaching, I like it very much.
perla_vera
Excelente! Aprendí muchos consejos acerca como elegir una imagen, variar los planos y a utilizar claroscuros con lápices y grafito! Amo Domestika 😍
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miaomiaokang
I really like this course because the structure of the course is very clear and easy to understand, I love the techniques shared in this course.