Illustrated Silent Books: Tell Stories Without Words
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Explore narrative techniques and illustrative possibilities to tell amazing wordless stories in a clear and concise way
Want to tell incredible stories without using a single word? In this online course, learn how to create silent books with Paula Bossio, a designer and illustrator who has worked for publishers such as Penguin Random House and PigeonHole Books. She has received the Nami Award in Korea, the Noma Concours in Japan, and the A la Orilla del Viento prize in Mexico, to name but a few.
Throughout the course, discover that the absence of words in a story is a great opportunity for the language of images to take the leading role. Go on a journey through narrative guidelines to tell your story with clarity and innovation, and explore all the fundamental elements to bring it to life through illustration. By the end of the course, you’ll have produced a stunningly handcrafted silent book.
Paula Bossio starts this online course by telling you why she has a passion for picture books, how she became an illustrator, and what have been her main sources of inspiration and her influences.
Learn about wordless books, also called silent or mute books, one of the most promising categories of illustrated literature. Through simple techniques and exercises, get some ideas for your final project.
Paula invites you to experiment with colored pencils. Then, choose your narrative idea and sketch a storyboard featuring the dramatic acts. Delve into the keys of visual rhetoric, forms, and cinematographic language.
Time to tackle the characters, their actions, and expressions; then, focus on the sequence, time, and pace of the story to keep up the tension and the reader’s attention. Look at the importance of settings and story threads.
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