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Workshop with Oliver Jeffers

July 24, 2013
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Tengo algo que confesar: me gusta mezclar trabajo y placer.

Por eso, mientras estaba de vacaciones en España, asistí por tercera vez a IlustraTour. El taller al que asistí se llamaba "Mostrar y contar: palabras e imágenes con diferentes sabores", y el profesor fue el increíble Oliver Jeffers.

Me lo pasé tan bien como esperaba, pero reconozco que me sorprendió lo bien que llevó Oliver su nueva faceta de profesor. ¡He aprendido mucho! 

De todas formas, como veo que ya hay bastante gente haciendo resumen de la semana, no me voy a molestar... ¡lo voy a contar solo en inglés! Una buena excusa para ir practicando para el año que viene. ;)

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I have something to confess: I do mix work and pleasure. So while I was on vacation in Spain, I attended to a workshop taught by Oliver Jeffers. This was my third summer in IlustraTour (you can see here my impressions on last year's lectures and workshop) and, as expected, it was a lot of fun!

Oliver is a generous teacher. He shared his work process with us and showed us some of his sketchbooks. 

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The topic of the workshop was "Show and tell", so we focused on the relationship between words and pictures. We read some books.

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And then read some more.

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We talked about words: the seven basic plots, the structure of a story, the conflict.

We talked about how to tell a story just with images.

We talked about how words and pictures can interact with each other. 

And then we worked on these ideas to make a little book of our own. I thought I couldn't possibly finish it on time, but I did it somehow. 

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One of the best things of this illustration boot camp is spending time with other illustrators. On top, the teachers: Oliver Jeffers, David Wiesner and Chris Haughton. On the bottom, my lovely classmates. Can't wait to see everyone again!

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In this space you can: read about my creative process, peek into my sketchbooks, find some illustration tips, and feel jealous of how adorable my cat is.


¡Hola! Soy Diana, una ilustradora y educadora española que vive en San Francisco.

En este espacio puedes: leer acerca de mi proceso creativo, cotillear mis cuadernos de bocetos, encontrar algún consejo sobre ilustración, y sentir celos de lo adorable que es mi gata.


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