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clau@claudiarueda.com claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-54529778464065671862020-08-02T14:08:00.005-05:002020-08-02T15:24:25.107-05:00BACKSTORY 05: BOOKS DUMMIES FOR BUNNY OVERBOARDThese are some of the small book dummies I made to send to my dearest editor at Chronicle Books, Ariel Richardson and to the books' s art director, the wonderful designer Amelia Mack. We were trying to figure out if the layouts would work out fine for the reader to interact.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V47c89wiixY" width="320" youtube-src-id="V47c89wiixY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In this first dummy, I was testing the option of asking the reader to TURN the book to the left so I could "fill" the whole page with water. In the story, Bunny jumps from the boat to go snorkeling underwater. We ended up deciding that it might be confusing for the reader and decided instead to move the horizon line to the top of the page.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dAehusCJcTA" width="320" youtube-src-id="dAehusCJcTA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So in this second dummy, I tested the way it would look if I moved the water line to the top of the page. This is the option we went for at the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y39zDKPtj4o" width="320" youtube-src-id="y39zDKPtj4o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">This scene didn't end up being part of the book. Bunny would tap on the clouds to make rain, son the page would fill up with water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-92058974834050549262020-08-02T12:50:00.001-05:002020-08-02T12:57:04.971-05:00BACKSTORY 04: BUNNY OVERBOARD STORYBOARDS<div><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNwPKXMHj6WG8LRLu1ho3p09NwLaYzTopRKwiyUB0AXkuggthyphenhyphenLqTRsyympfWJp17UIGPDuJNnQVK9X6Rg0R9-zs_D_1GmxSIJV2iyOKLMumDrjnzy8jkiGPjDUKQdvH0x23wUQmhxKDs/s2048/bunny.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2027" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNwPKXMHj6WG8LRLu1ho3p09NwLaYzTopRKwiyUB0AXkuggthyphenhyphenLqTRsyympfWJp17UIGPDuJNnQVK9X6Rg0R9-zs_D_1GmxSIJV2iyOKLMumDrjnzy8jkiGPjDUKQdvH0x23wUQmhxKDs/w259-h262/bunny.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bunny Overboard</i> is the third of an interactive books series I published by Chronicle Books. The reader takes part in the development of the story by shaking the book to make waves, blowing to bring the wind for the sails and touching creatures under the ocean. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWLAWTKnc6mfvBaUMz-dPQLf7speTqT_BnIladnrrMZgEKKcoNMiSM4S9e2Q1WbUxg6nmjW2cAQy-tWCBcdmsaL7DD_bSIbycVODXSCSB3oxoMxCERacmwCgY7iLzUzggmGHCs8yNYAqV/s2048/IMG_3140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWLAWTKnc6mfvBaUMz-dPQLf7speTqT_BnIladnrrMZgEKKcoNMiSM4S9e2Q1WbUxg6nmjW2cAQy-tWCBcdmsaL7DD_bSIbycVODXSCSB3oxoMxCERacmwCgY7iLzUzggmGHCs8yNYAqV/s640/IMG_3140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I created several storyboards and thumbnails for this book, so the consequences of the interaction with the reader would be clear and the story would develop smoothly. You can see the final art from the blowfish scene bellow. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmquozw770-OawlRfyKoLgz_lPO0EL3ymxTgi6Jc79Z2pgkin-v9gF0Rfbd_kH7Y7M31x-kohv8Rdo65GfGFFtOFAQfGpw66iZQZ3CXZMOhPiEb9FN1LxSP4jmeoCw_cmIdxC9T_0eVfi/s2048/IMG_3606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmquozw770-OawlRfyKoLgz_lPO0EL3ymxTgi6Jc79Z2pgkin-v9gF0Rfbd_kH7Y7M31x-kohv8Rdo65GfGFFtOFAQfGpw66iZQZ3CXZMOhPiEb9FN1LxSP4jmeoCw_cmIdxC9T_0eVfi/s640/IMG_3606.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM80vyk9LFZ4ic-dj3Tyu4MFkaEhz3znVcpozpnvCiNq3rNVTeZ1KJ3PX5CgU93LYRb7pj_e6A_x5SvftznZfSFA8lomKOUgLbP6_fbbVADRfSCC6mvsp4gJrPBaYbZTIMx-pZt9Lt1td/s2048/IMG_3604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM80vyk9LFZ4ic-dj3Tyu4MFkaEhz3znVcpozpnvCiNq3rNVTeZ1KJ3PX5CgU93LYRb7pj_e6A_x5SvftznZfSFA8lomKOUgLbP6_fbbVADRfSCC6mvsp4gJrPBaYbZTIMx-pZt9Lt1td/s640/IMG_3604.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYrHcEasDcOSY0EAQrYPBMBoiCnOibAkU1EXkhKbyh09XuFYAq3TQc6HabOK6rV4mcaHjG9qyMXvHq6wVE1Nz9FlKZ8CSs_bzdspDNWKKyPQq9WZo9S8_Zf5y3Bco3ZjyNaxexYp8L9eP/s2048/IMG_1175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYrHcEasDcOSY0EAQrYPBMBoiCnOibAkU1EXkhKbyh09XuFYAq3TQc6HabOK6rV4mcaHjG9qyMXvHq6wVE1Nz9FlKZ8CSs_bzdspDNWKKyPQq9WZo9S8_Zf5y3Bco3ZjyNaxexYp8L9eP/w640-h438/IMG_1175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In these two spreads from the book, the blowfish inflates after the reader pats it in the previous page when asked by the narrator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgRphkTYtQV9aNDa2gg1l7ktzrzVKyjmPRB3I538z-hlx-N4vagos8fv9k4OdohcVXSehxNxZ1R5CgJ7Lnbo_Q7LioTQ-W4c8aTKbSkeWnM7RiCqrmQzp7v93qZ5W2oNGZuOP3VBxG2Q1/s2048/IMG_3145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgRphkTYtQV9aNDa2gg1l7ktzrzVKyjmPRB3I538z-hlx-N4vagos8fv9k4OdohcVXSehxNxZ1R5CgJ7Lnbo_Q7LioTQ-W4c8aTKbSkeWnM7RiCqrmQzp7v93qZ5W2oNGZuOP3VBxG2Q1/s640/IMG_3145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sequence of Bunny climbing to the boat didn't end up being in the book. Editing is more an act of trimming than adding.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQam5TjCBqQjqynFEyCFDZ3ulP1lBnKmWOz1_xx3EXPpVY3LbZK0FhupNoMfHaaP6FnED0cjH1pnYtTfuB7waskxYoPXZeOOrC_ImeFWLhJhALogb-CAW5wI_N7YoyPFdtuTDfen0lhB-5/s2048/IMG_3605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQam5TjCBqQjqynFEyCFDZ3ulP1lBnKmWOz1_xx3EXPpVY3LbZK0FhupNoMfHaaP6FnED0cjH1pnYtTfuB7waskxYoPXZeOOrC_ImeFWLhJhALogb-CAW5wI_N7YoyPFdtuTDfen0lhB-5/s640/IMG_3605.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The jump scene in the storyboard and the the final images for the book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX5XsApObtyFaRJHriY44fCW8hoL9CBQqRe0ovl3h7IDq3y5BjLmocrQmLi0lZDq_vYXfK1XVmZXx3EsUwmHe3gpmCwW7kdfYtvDYeankb7kTrOzAqTZu3fPeIbX02D1txULZILvSXq_C/s2048/IMG_3601.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX5XsApObtyFaRJHriY44fCW8hoL9CBQqRe0ovl3h7IDq3y5BjLmocrQmLi0lZDq_vYXfK1XVmZXx3EsUwmHe3gpmCwW7kdfYtvDYeankb7kTrOzAqTZu3fPeIbX02D1txULZILvSXq_C/w158-h210/IMG_3601.HEIC" width="158" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvFhCts9jVA6d7-yaNaypj2XEf7wVwrIBNNTA-89JCbQMBZ8Sb0FaZr5NkGlI5_hfHKlMR4ClrsPOIum7GVpEPI3uu-RvML64JY6Sm-3vcNwN_rc494ZTzWKJgh2wzfj9-dL_m5oMuYld/s2048/IMG_3602.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvFhCts9jVA6d7-yaNaypj2XEf7wVwrIBNNTA-89JCbQMBZ8Sb0FaZr5NkGlI5_hfHKlMR4ClrsPOIum7GVpEPI3uu-RvML64JY6Sm-3vcNwN_rc494ZTzWKJgh2wzfj9-dL_m5oMuYld/w158-h210/IMG_3602.HEIC" width="158" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifv1VZYZdgMvpJVoNkLE-bpev3T2S66-l6TCgbqGfLaTCUSKtmB0eUqjj5IKkLe1vKbMoI-WYocK76EJtJkoSLWMbvsYAHlh3Pv80zt5cBzkR4YhD7dmqpzeKnGzI6d8mQsw3ABZAzE_cv/s2048/IMG_3603.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifv1VZYZdgMvpJVoNkLE-bpev3T2S66-l6TCgbqGfLaTCUSKtmB0eUqjj5IKkLe1vKbMoI-WYocK76EJtJkoSLWMbvsYAHlh3Pv80zt5cBzkR4YhD7dmqpzeKnGzI6d8mQsw3ABZAzE_cv/w158-h210/IMG_3603.HEIC" width="158" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bunny Overboard has been translated into <strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">French: </strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bayard Editions </span><strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simplified Chinese: </strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trustbridge </span><strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">German:</strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Gerstenberg Verlag</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bunny-Overboard-Interactive-Toddlers-Rabbit/dp/1452162565" target="_blank">YOU CAN PURCHASE THE BOOK HERE</a></span></div>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-70763086306066470972020-08-01T20:12:00.000-05:002020-08-01T20:12:39.338-05:00BACKSTORY 03: THE MAKING OF "DOS RATONES UNA RATA Y UN QUESO"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog6nXKAcnuWqH4nP5JHpKv-v9p1kQjEiiTLwX22gHVRmlH1fXUnnccOc2KFVPgDal3OHG_4AItzpEppX6AhxkrNzjsiXs7RdLSs88Tcu-txbtmNnsYVVEy647VDFbp5deoRKO9tkLm3_M/s1066/DosRatones-Making.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog6nXKAcnuWqH4nP5JHpKv-v9p1kQjEiiTLwX22gHVRmlH1fXUnnccOc2KFVPgDal3OHG_4AItzpEppX6AhxkrNzjsiXs7RdLSs88Tcu-txbtmNnsYVVEy647VDFbp5deoRKO9tkLm3_M/w512-h384/DosRatones-Making.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a book about two mice who find the same big piece of cheese and also a story about conflict. An old rat comes to the story to solve the dispute, but she's not as reliable as the naif mice would expect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdddtmX_cS4v3JVKEnYedQtRRSaQ4Q_0G5un8NA7rnoXmX5BWPI67yvQjBuUggIUELRvgCLzPfbWMufBqB3JskBBFYN91PDqcKztICu1D-EZcMXIaijH3sLSizWpO4FYsXZcD34EbZTiH/s2048/IMG_3594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdddtmX_cS4v3JVKEnYedQtRRSaQ4Q_0G5un8NA7rnoXmX5BWPI67yvQjBuUggIUELRvgCLzPfbWMufBqB3JskBBFYN91PDqcKztICu1D-EZcMXIaijH3sLSizWpO4FYsXZcD34EbZTiH/w328-h325/IMG_3594.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The story was inspired by a very old fable about two mice, a monkey and a piece of cheese. I found it in this small book published in French 1829, Fables by Perrin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYddaEXK-8xoqs7PmVItvkGKaltdQaRnQJtUT9qpentUGGAUuxY54Sw4Ssl9JRyRO4PpkV2fhadqAvJp15kRjKtX3tXPih2WPfckwCYRVkImZ0u1eX3cOJtWNqjh0Ud4zlEI15TgDcjG_/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYddaEXK-8xoqs7PmVItvkGKaltdQaRnQJtUT9qpentUGGAUuxY54Sw4Ssl9JRyRO4PpkV2fhadqAvJp15kRjKtX3tXPih2WPfckwCYRVkImZ0u1eX3cOJtWNqjh0Ud4zlEI15TgDcjG_/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the first thumbnails I made for the picture book version of the story. I kept some of the elements for the final version, but then decided to move the story from a kitchen to the streets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVvI44zdt_4qbiDlz6tSsZV6QP4dRvy6p4MTlpmojDsiiDi_pxWWqtfs2ua6bw8TBPQj7KuwUkmm3WPM-NwystMPAFg2XnykRT7iWqWH1tMRvDtcezrqudK9NvdcVffDEqtnJ-cRhzQC_/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVvI44zdt_4qbiDlz6tSsZV6QP4dRvy6p4MTlpmojDsiiDi_pxWWqtfs2ua6bw8TBPQj7KuwUkmm3WPM-NwystMPAFg2XnykRT7iWqWH1tMRvDtcezrqudK9NvdcVffDEqtnJ-cRhzQC_/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are some sketches for the storyboard, with more detail on the visual narrative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwBocpq63yaKC_jmjonOvhgx3R0GZj7nADoOp6NCZad4MMmdUwGFHDrNWTsJ8zsPyWOVr-p3-28BH_XZkalLTmygJN7XpdxuZYjvwih-sztfrUNzO9f28ZZIfFAFqmW2IbAgtN1QE1-3Y/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwBocpq63yaKC_jmjonOvhgx3R0GZj7nADoOp6NCZad4MMmdUwGFHDrNWTsJ8zsPyWOVr-p3-28BH_XZkalLTmygJN7XpdxuZYjvwih-sztfrUNzO9f28ZZIfFAFqmW2IbAgtN1QE1-3Y/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I made a map of the place where the story was going to take place, for the sake of consistency and clarity of the visual sequence. This was before I decided to change the place where the story would take place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bdKukakppuBxI9CUbe7ZojBuJAMbBWOhKY5Fs12cfjWu7HTpzTWwnPoXpw83iKB4hXpSogabEJqylfBbpqF5TGYEJW6qv8hchfxAqAvrq6JOTTe4f6yhK53_0-ebSw2Cosww3KMPl1an/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bdKukakppuBxI9CUbe7ZojBuJAMbBWOhKY5Fs12cfjWu7HTpzTWwnPoXpw83iKB4hXpSogabEJqylfBbpqF5TGYEJW6qv8hchfxAqAvrq6JOTTe4f6yhK53_0-ebSw2Cosww3KMPl1an/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25284%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These are some of my first sketches of mice and rats. I normally use videos instead of photographs as reference. I like the movement in order to grab the "spirit" of the animal or person.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hpLXmMPpCebrbfjjsLRqztKh7ldWn9sAEW2uQrbXRnHvTaocvetUeZN4vECvPf8F9YSPGE_0Rw8eYZdsUG8mgWmi4EQD7vBsXtpyPq4JlhmZNo_U2TWrILjXAed6IQpGbuaIReteSa0y/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hpLXmMPpCebrbfjjsLRqztKh7ldWn9sAEW2uQrbXRnHvTaocvetUeZN4vECvPf8F9YSPGE_0Rw8eYZdsUG8mgWmi4EQD7vBsXtpyPq4JlhmZNo_U2TWrILjXAed6IQpGbuaIReteSa0y/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25285%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In this sketches you can see more characterization of the animals, more facial expression and individualization. Also, I'm beginning to move them around in the poses I will need for the story.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbtzGtl2wDg2XbL1aAolOiDp-AG0qH-cJFi2TBd77LVLkR-kYLz_81v0_kGrIHNfHeVIXk71zSmSwm13Ev4qTD7Ph7f6-py4lek5_toNzt1jPzvmPMF9f6eLKDr2VD2RG_eCVTcPMZ0UT/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbtzGtl2wDg2XbL1aAolOiDp-AG0qH-cJFi2TBd77LVLkR-kYLz_81v0_kGrIHNfHeVIXk71zSmSwm13Ev4qTD7Ph7f6-py4lek5_toNzt1jPzvmPMF9f6eLKDr2VD2RG_eCVTcPMZ0UT/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25286%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is an even closer version to the final illustrations for the book, but without much details.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p4vJ4BpESSDq5AsY7kDb1l38f6OPTgK3ikrrZ648SAzLnpdxyXZccycN9rQQRyglYPKJrhwT6FmtljzqtcuYrqNrfxG4C3mCQhlJ8w00BuIYKHeZm9vxczwuSPntUVXoVQuZFi9yJQFt/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p4vJ4BpESSDq5AsY7kDb1l38f6OPTgK3ikrrZ648SAzLnpdxyXZccycN9rQQRyglYPKJrhwT6FmtljzqtcuYrqNrfxG4C3mCQhlJ8w00BuIYKHeZm9vxczwuSPntUVXoVQuZFi9yJQFt/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25287%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here you can compare the original image form the thumbnails and the final illustration for the book.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7ZpJLnRzBn0KNo0uNVbC-t_d_VoDbCiE_29wa6ETi8-h1Wbjry9HV3-t_VncD3-tWrrqfT_CgPwwezan9IaM1wwL1VOiYQ0HyDdgBloXhI9Gp651azyXc8dR8fRthIwDxwBZzeQZp-4c/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7ZpJLnRzBn0KNo0uNVbC-t_d_VoDbCiE_29wa6ETi8-h1Wbjry9HV3-t_VncD3-tWrrqfT_CgPwwezan9IaM1wwL1VOiYQ0HyDdgBloXhI9Gp651azyXc8dR8fRthIwDxwBZzeQZp-4c/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25288%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Often I create clay models for my characters and then take pictures. It's quite useful for consistency and it gives you much more flexibility when deciding how to move your characters around your story.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGmnJzru6SQ6el9Cru6TqAwA4tCJ4H_hiDQSDFBohITiC8uISigb4q1g4tLRB3R_XjtB97aWLgdAXK87kIeiqGdTyOSW7ZWq9D1OvtbHCdEEveRAYk4w10TTg_Jzclco16iq4pMyZig0a/s1066/DosRatones-Making+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGmnJzru6SQ6el9Cru6TqAwA4tCJ4H_hiDQSDFBohITiC8uISigb4q1g4tLRB3R_XjtB97aWLgdAXK87kIeiqGdTyOSW7ZWq9D1OvtbHCdEEveRAYk4w10TTg_Jzclco16iq4pMyZig0a/s640/DosRatones-Making+%25289%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of the final illustrations for the book, made in graphite and color pencils.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This book was originally published in <a href="http://www.oceanotravesia.mx/ficha-libro.aspx?id=6726" target="_blank">Spanish by Oceano Travesia</a> and then translated into <strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Danish</strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"> (Turbine) </span><strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Chinese</strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"> (168 Books) </span><strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Korean</strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"> (Bookstory)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_hSDrlSsdeOXw6MSPDgFgb4CUUbWuLIJyHkmuQCGHysPErMXxwmm4oLPuqobmc55iLQJPRRGhgjMP0wVSHgvZq6k-lymin_h6wfq18lYjxhONZbLsTYsFc5ozvhAOO-uCR2ZSFOKYtWR/s2048/traducciones25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_hSDrlSsdeOXw6MSPDgFgb4CUUbWuLIJyHkmuQCGHysPErMXxwmm4oLPuqobmc55iLQJPRRGhgjMP0wVSHgvZq6k-lymin_h6wfq18lYjxhONZbLsTYsFc5ozvhAOO-uCR2ZSFOKYtWR/w410-h307/traducciones25.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/ratones-rata-queso-Cheese-Spanish/dp/9707773359" target="_blank">YOU CAN PURCHASE THE BOOK HERE.</a></div>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-17409312814073533522020-08-01T16:49:00.002-05:002020-08-01T17:03:17.013-05:00BACKSTORY 02: THE MAP FOR MY BOOK "FORMAS" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxftsgV2DrGC_zuDDo-e_ol7ZYRXA7bXjNLI-ftkxvp79j4yJvNLQIXjsL9uY-hEAyFK752VPKWsh4ePyJCrUnUy4sHHcYieShLq-BUyc3EQGJ_buXO1c48lbLStcAJLjSquujt-X5NEo/s2048/FORMAS_int1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxftsgV2DrGC_zuDDo-e_ol7ZYRXA7bXjNLI-ftkxvp79j4yJvNLQIXjsL9uY-hEAyFK752VPKWsh4ePyJCrUnUy4sHHcYieShLq-BUyc3EQGJ_buXO1c48lbLStcAJLjSquujt-X5NEo/s640/FORMAS_int1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>FORMAS is an eighty-page silent book and a good example on how to tell a story only with pictures. At the beginning of the story we might thing it is the woman's journey, but the surprise comes when we realize that the main character of the story is something different. Being a journey and story told only with pictures, I had to create a map of the place for the sake of clarity and causality.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz23FZFCGubSoYwsQTsdtzrKu9ll1piImatxI9-Mgz6aWWfu6y4zS1jhN41Ak1xABTMxjSzBEJreR349hfIL4KHhnATxGFWqztYtgmzjxp4QoP1f3pbu-tz_CNqxDu4g6A2HWm6k585t8/s2673/IMG_3581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2673" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz23FZFCGubSoYwsQTsdtzrKu9ll1piImatxI9-Mgz6aWWfu6y4zS1jhN41Ak1xABTMxjSzBEJreR349hfIL4KHhnATxGFWqztYtgmzjxp4QoP1f3pbu-tz_CNqxDu4g6A2HWm6k585t8/s640/IMG_3581.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a detail of the map showing the first pages of the book. The girl descending the stairs on the left will walk from left to right, meet some people on the street walking in both directions and then she will meet the person who is carrying a shape that fits exactly with hers. The thing is, the story will not be that predictable, and that becomes one of the themes of the book. You can see in the book that the P.O.V. on these pages keeps the same distance for all the scenes and "the camera" moves for left to right in order to follow the girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5HlunEdq1rrdU4_Pgl5T8-xTeiY14_fIJCbfN0R8tWrwPGWusZ-XFLdraZ-ieLJc1UJulFtqljDcwCY6pxSPvnr2kEvv6qf6kNanHlEH3ch9AG5Fo4X57-X8Wm9EjdD3IzrBPLJq2298/s2048/IMG_3582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5HlunEdq1rrdU4_Pgl5T8-xTeiY14_fIJCbfN0R8tWrwPGWusZ-XFLdraZ-ieLJc1UJulFtqljDcwCY6pxSPvnr2kEvv6qf6kNanHlEH3ch9AG5Fo4X57-X8Wm9EjdD3IzrBPLJq2298/w329-h329/IMG_3582.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwBL2jtwMkSerTmEkOB53BoW270hwp8tTAZYi82be1DrYNLLsLCkOILSJcd2uBWbAQ4hjNwX3jnnXW706tfvygPfPO_KwqczLIqqhAQCyrSKQE_lUBkW4q_lmy7JQ0NAOMe0Rmx4CGyov/s2048/IMG_3584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2048" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwBL2jtwMkSerTmEkOB53BoW270hwp8tTAZYi82be1DrYNLLsLCkOILSJcd2uBWbAQ4hjNwX3jnnXW706tfvygPfPO_KwqczLIqqhAQCyrSKQE_lUBkW4q_lmy7JQ0NAOMe0Rmx4CGyov/w641-h335/IMG_3584.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM7nhsI-Bclx9RPL2k45j5Wk3Z3A6cxoCBTya1Uloj-2RvTK1HJ2VrWuoB18kCvkTapISQjJ-DOH8PjMDH8FymL1L2dlIemgASzUKW6nh_V9plUKe8c0yGgnELqLNwpwcPGK3K0fip8_-/s816/formas2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="816" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM7nhsI-Bclx9RPL2k45j5Wk3Z3A6cxoCBTya1Uloj-2RvTK1HJ2VrWuoB18kCvkTapISQjJ-DOH8PjMDH8FymL1L2dlIemgASzUKW6nh_V9plUKe8c0yGgnELqLNwpwcPGK3K0fip8_-/w641-h388/formas2.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In these first pages, I keep the horizontal line for the ground on the same level so it's easy for the reader to understand the actor's (the girl) movement on the stage.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcrGpJIyfJ2NFbdZ7U9slry4dwzu5y8-1m0t3xKZsxfBnwQhy15gEcYSCjq0-aC6ACdwNft4-_4z5KeEUFZIP0ai7mXY741hoQgLdBEfIjoXTHRQiw82C4sUE-CpaYYhgwa1NedykzHkd/s2048/IMG_3580.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcrGpJIyfJ2NFbdZ7U9slry4dwzu5y8-1m0t3xKZsxfBnwQhy15gEcYSCjq0-aC6ACdwNft4-_4z5KeEUFZIP0ai7mXY741hoQgLdBEfIjoXTHRQiw82C4sUE-CpaYYhgwa1NedykzHkd/s640/IMG_3580.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When the fish falls into the water, the "camera" zooms out so I can show the boat. Later it's going to zoom in again in order to show what will happen on board.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7j2dwKD-2tPvStfWfsY1XAoSNKWZRDfuaMrcMvo8jrKXRqJ1nJXXePTASRLracZgWkLHCSEp7pduytZ9KswntSQjLcfxakVMRAUjxfVPyjX01Dv1-z_wPtf-EMpZC0GMWbQko42OZAna/s2048/IMG_3589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7j2dwKD-2tPvStfWfsY1XAoSNKWZRDfuaMrcMvo8jrKXRqJ1nJXXePTASRLracZgWkLHCSEp7pduytZ9KswntSQjLcfxakVMRAUjxfVPyjX01Dv1-z_wPtf-EMpZC0GMWbQko42OZAna/s640/IMG_3589.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIMAM-qKh6kmrt2ydTiNuAPcLlcT8TX8P_LKtyjjoTCcfVn8_LJ0n9BupGRHZ8uknJ7kfOinOJWCQlE_IaKTrlms3LX2_RUHgd8cTLIJuEW-PMuIOOt5-FofqQWEdYgDfDX8P3dvomte7/s2048/IMG_3590.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIMAM-qKh6kmrt2ydTiNuAPcLlcT8TX8P_LKtyjjoTCcfVn8_LJ0n9BupGRHZ8uknJ7kfOinOJWCQlE_IaKTrlms3LX2_RUHgd8cTLIJuEW-PMuIOOt5-FofqQWEdYgDfDX8P3dvomte7/s640/IMG_3590.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNbLtrTTduXfTnmvJWIdD09okLhg6sa2EceI1c94pnO1SfKxv0zWB55kwRuyNSkeLpIt7p2CMzG__Aq9byhAyqm-n0xiJ1zZhhnPIp1huqBk_gqx7Gm_jxu6N1ubsM233unduAtAq2lHP/s2048/IMG_3591.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNbLtrTTduXfTnmvJWIdD09okLhg6sa2EceI1c94pnO1SfKxv0zWB55kwRuyNSkeLpIt7p2CMzG__Aq9byhAyqm-n0xiJ1zZhhnPIp1huqBk_gqx7Gm_jxu6N1ubsM233unduAtAq2lHP/s640/IMG_3591.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's an interview where I talk about about the book at the Guadalajara Book fair in Mexico.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FlQc0jilyjs" width="320" youtube-src-id="FlQc0jilyjs"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>FORMAS was originally published by <a href="http://www.oceano.mx/obras/formas-claudia-rueda-ebook-13380.aspx" target="_blank">Editorial Oceano</a> in 2009. It was then translated to <strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;">Korean</strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"> (Damphus), </span><strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://www.alice-editions.be/catalogue/metaformoses/" target="_blank">French</a></strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://www.alice-editions.be/catalogue/metaformoses/" target="_blank"> (Alice)</a>, </span><strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://www.estantevirtual.com.br/quiosquedacultura/claudia-rueda-formas-2213597073" target="_blank">Portuguese</a></strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://www.estantevirtual.com.br/quiosquedacultura/claudia-rueda-formas-2213597073" target="_blank"> (Hedra Educaçao) </a>and </span><strong style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;">Chines</strong><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;">e (Phei Publishing House).</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Formas-Figures-Spanish-Claudia-Rueda/dp/6074000034" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FwM2s-BOasBJ1b4foObmm0EfiaBDw8yGioNv_NVo2BdRNNws0EHobP8u315mjCcRrAaJEQqjd0GrEICi1hwfX0h1ZhrQKNdVSok4wvpOxVP57K6fFnhuWJbieSguRJ1-ZGQ5nwqGRu6U/s2048/traducciones14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FwM2s-BOasBJ1b4foObmm0EfiaBDw8yGioNv_NVo2BdRNNws0EHobP8u315mjCcRrAaJEQqjd0GrEICi1hwfX0h1ZhrQKNdVSok4wvpOxVP57K6fFnhuWJbieSguRJ1-ZGQ5nwqGRu6U/s640/traducciones14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Formas-Figures-Spanish-Claudia-Rueda/dp/6074000034" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Formas-Figures-Spanish-Claudia-Rueda/dp/6074000034" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #575757; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 15px;">You can <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Formas-Figures-Spanish-Claudia-Rueda/dp/6074000034" target="_blank">PURCHASE THE BOOK HERE</a></span></div><div><br /></div>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-82909753599914643882020-07-31T13:54:00.013-05:002020-08-02T15:28:34.151-05:00BACKSTORY 01: THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF MY BOOK "NO"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xn2qjkhmTvLamP0ZBYjYYsV6aVb1WXw9wt7zCUIyDqcRgKlIcx67FJJN_4u3rSvkuui88ADBcR4LH8VM2Eo9W2BFZgirGyrE-vbBRz4B7Saq6beUKM4bgFwc6ngygQSm91e7Fnp9eQ7d/s1027/No.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1027" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xn2qjkhmTvLamP0ZBYjYYsV6aVb1WXw9wt7zCUIyDqcRgKlIcx67FJJN_4u3rSvkuui88ADBcR4LH8VM2Eo9W2BFZgirGyrE-vbBRz4B7Saq6beUKM4bgFwc6ngygQSm91e7Fnp9eQ7d/w328-h310/No.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My picture book "No" was published in 2011 (Ed.Oceano). It took a lot of time in the making. With the help and wise opinion from people I love and trust, it ended up being a book I cherish and that kids and librarians adore. Things I like from this book: the rythm, the suspense, the little bear child's voice, the journey. I'm sharing some of the steps in the making of "No" in here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBc7fcSQipHKFqyYfhRi8OIULfrRO6qPqTJ79lBslSISZPML364xoN-qkMlLFivG3o_eacHixeyFr9uFhjtLuB5A9A60kAqapVjgXTGTMTneZrgSwV0WXo38Y77CtZP84qaOsZHbOKsBj3/s2048/IMG_3551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBc7fcSQipHKFqyYfhRi8OIULfrRO6qPqTJ79lBslSISZPML364xoN-qkMlLFivG3o_eacHixeyFr9uFhjtLuB5A9A60kAqapVjgXTGTMTneZrgSwV0WXo38Y77CtZP84qaOsZHbOKsBj3/s640/IMG_3551.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were the first thumbnails for the book. At that time, the title was "IN", since I my. original intention was to pair it with another book about a mole who wanted to leave his home underground and it was called OUT.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWWL2CRG1oPAf9noBozLZWKGNXS73Ux9az-Ixb5Z30N2lnZs9mjl-KYvU8dgGKxnsKYiFAaDGQ_8d2-sk_uBst6Ac5ImDeLhyrIupnsjrHCwee1gQqIS5m2WS5g7qF8eK78Qyf4EMGKhx/s672/out1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="672" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWWL2CRG1oPAf9noBozLZWKGNXS73Ux9az-Ixb5Z30N2lnZs9mjl-KYvU8dgGKxnsKYiFAaDGQ_8d2-sk_uBst6Ac5ImDeLhyrIupnsjrHCwee1gQqIS5m2WS5g7qF8eK78Qyf4EMGKhx/w512-h264/out1.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This book hasn't found a publishing house yet, but it was the reason why I made the book called "No".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_07GUBPnCd8" width="320" youtube-src-id="_07GUBPnCd8"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a video of one of the first dummies for the book and the one I sent to publishers for consideration. This version is very close to the thumbnails. The story is also very similar to the final book, except for the design of the spreads, more economy on the text and the final line which made it a much better book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cmzdcymMdbJloXa2JyuhTo1fKlt22eSe0b3nnvy2Mbki1NI6nDOenh777HoVjJt5BCzuNSWv4g8NTtZl5OSL2CxpuNQWCfZ1b3U6rQuKSXPHmypHtDkVKxy5DyxjBQbhVsFGc1Z35vGv/s2048/enviados-int040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cmzdcymMdbJloXa2JyuhTo1fKlt22eSe0b3nnvy2Mbki1NI6nDOenh777HoVjJt5BCzuNSWv4g8NTtZl5OSL2CxpuNQWCfZ1b3U6rQuKSXPHmypHtDkVKxy5DyxjBQbhVsFGc1Z35vGv/s640/enviados-int040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a photograph of the book in its original version, published in Spanish by Oceano Travesia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffeMUdjN4Nl8e8-s_GDECSGaw7baBWNWA0T6eh_196Fg0i-uBntDdLRoUpXiDOcMZwINxdphXV6d0nR9o1AqRp40MDOGzmOX6JOl7VxpKillqaLcDxRwwsJLWsdZmX8dGGJ8bSvy2IC-f/s1338/9780888999917_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffeMUdjN4Nl8e8-s_GDECSGaw7baBWNWA0T6eh_196Fg0i-uBntDdLRoUpXiDOcMZwINxdphXV6d0nR9o1AqRp40MDOGzmOX6JOl7VxpKillqaLcDxRwwsJLWsdZmX8dGGJ8bSvy2IC-f/s640/9780888999917_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3aJHRwJWh-YIbTPoiW_YBZ_QfK_7WJBrw23D58S_M5yaahrjRAzmIAkGVl4GMJfEhDcr-NPMRhVbS6iOjVLeIkYMJ0CqQ_9rCjAJYCvZ_HworD9_qVsj2ntCslpq1xyq0KCo1R6UTZ8W/s1334/IMG_3575.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3aJHRwJWh-YIbTPoiW_YBZ_QfK_7WJBrw23D58S_M5yaahrjRAzmIAkGVl4GMJfEhDcr-NPMRhVbS6iOjVLeIkYMJ0CqQ_9rCjAJYCvZ_HworD9_qVsj2ntCslpq1xyq0KCo1R6UTZ8W/s640/IMG_3575.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An interior double spread from the English version, published by Groundwood Books, compared to the thumbnail version. In the final version, I began to add the snow fall from the beginning and gradually add the snow on every page. Also, I decided to add an owl, as a reference to the coming of the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b3N3NWJwHqTOq6fR9ay16LCAyl3LU9qZP-OOnGhfgrq14xff8W3Theh7hgphhTZBDKsHu-zx5UdKHZLfQS22g-D3EXueGOZxZ5BmegS9Hn1UPjkxgch5dzjq6-sHP1Lh_NZDLBi1uNA4/s2670/IMG_3579.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="2670" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b3N3NWJwHqTOq6fR9ay16LCAyl3LU9qZP-OOnGhfgrq14xff8W3Theh7hgphhTZBDKsHu-zx5UdKHZLfQS22g-D3EXueGOZxZ5BmegS9Hn1UPjkxgch5dzjq6-sHP1Lh_NZDLBi1uNA4/s640/IMG_3579.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I placed this scene of little bear playing on page 5 of the thumbnails. On the final version, it became the opening scene and the mother only appears in the text. She interrupts that very special moment for the little bear saying it's time to sleep. I also decided to add the last leaf of Autumn and a couple of snowflakes to announce the beginning of Winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Z-3LjwRoscsxrMTc7XaJ760bqhUUKYA1GPez9Abt4xvpbo2oDd4aJXtjOmDiACePOYCE3-9zpocOi9nFAbxscj6Qnp5nQ07DISPpkxP0zEB_EWnwqrewYD8VAeiUlt9SzL3_tgURMoe/s2048/traducciones03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Z-3LjwRoscsxrMTc7XaJ760bqhUUKYA1GPez9Abt4xvpbo2oDd4aJXtjOmDiACePOYCE3-9zpocOi9nFAbxscj6Qnp5nQ07DISPpkxP0zEB_EWnwqrewYD8VAeiUlt9SzL3_tgURMoe/s640/traducciones03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My book "No" has been translated into seven different languages including French, English, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaOmf5a5FXTuBZFKllZKAllCHvdego1UUXoW9HNTS0Lte7IX4ZNKxF4kmdnyQ7iz32oiRSbBTuq7Rnp-O7CVaRx28Ncdljct3FqPqCEwap8X0Te3SwUM9vyfc_zeKUhHLAWK8LWaiJaC1/s562/Nati2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="478" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaOmf5a5FXTuBZFKllZKAllCHvdego1UUXoW9HNTS0Lte7IX4ZNKxF4kmdnyQ7iz32oiRSbBTuq7Rnp-O7CVaRx28Ncdljct3FqPqCEwap8X0Te3SwUM9vyfc_zeKUhHLAWK8LWaiJaC1/w306-h360/Nati2.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.918); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Italian edition of my book NO was the recipient of the </span><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.918); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Nati Per Leggere </i><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.918); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(Born to Read) Award. This award aims to support the best editorial production for preschoolers in Italy. It was also a CCBC choice in 2011 and it got Booklist Starred Review.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-26053814014899152322020-07-30T14:00:00.002-05:002020-07-30T14:08:49.934-05:00CHARACTER SKETCHES: THE CAT BOOKS<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxowhx25mWiip_gBpjem-KKpIIRXNybUs0Soo2sJ1iCKL6wGZBDw8V3ers18ZWvzJjJtopgqP6Ol7HCtLikQw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I was asked to illustrate the first book of the Cat series by wonderful author Deborah Underwood, I knew from the manuscript that the story was strongly supported on characterization. I did hundreds of sketches and explored many different options for the way Cat would look like. This is a sample of one of the sketches that I brought to the meeting at the Penguin offices in New York City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUB1XP78gKte1GMLMTsTp8Xwl7wvLpqmJda_XZedb2aiyZb4AtTV13qHXtOp4ZXAHwFo8Pft858uHoPj-KsltYbHCiLyr3TAy8jfEXcUylIAaaFGl3uD0P7zgrhrOM5ok-QvxAC0e6tgu/s600/eastercat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUB1XP78gKte1GMLMTsTp8Xwl7wvLpqmJda_XZedb2aiyZb4AtTV13qHXtOp4ZXAHwFo8Pft858uHoPj-KsltYbHCiLyr3TAy8jfEXcUylIAaaFGl3uD0P7zgrhrOM5ok-QvxAC0e6tgu/s320/eastercat.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And this is the way Cat ended up looking like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-7RdslPXNCIbnJwRJsRUB07KhpiDmFVDD7bdzJVz32mYZ98Qw1bYbDEvvGKbUhESAuFt3UMlLvvxeNe3lVOT1NoxNxBTxtZKSWzhyuv8jyECkylc_3DV4traZbHo-kJSKpyztm39kewF/s1720/Cat-sketches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1720" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-7RdslPXNCIbnJwRJsRUB07KhpiDmFVDD7bdzJVz32mYZ98Qw1bYbDEvvGKbUhESAuFt3UMlLvvxeNe3lVOT1NoxNxBTxtZKSWzhyuv8jyECkylc_3DV4traZbHo-kJSKpyztm39kewF/w500-h358/Cat-sketches.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are some studies for Cat's facial expressions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2014/03/deborah-underwood-claudia-rueda-discuss-here-comes-the-easter-cat.html" target="_blank">here and article from The Children's Book Review</a>, where I speak with Deborah Underwood about the process of creating the book and Cat's character.</div>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-39544123413764021302020-07-10T10:33:00.001-05:002020-07-10T10:34:17.298-05:00You are invited to visit my IG place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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EDITORIAL<br />
ILLUSTRATION<br />
BY<br />
CLAUDIA<br />
RUEDA<br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/claudiarueda/?hl=en">LINK HERE</a>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-43374000622296352792020-06-03T17:42:00.003-05:002020-06-03T17:42:48.758-05:00My new Workshop on Illustrating for Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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More <a href="http://casatintabogota.blogspot.com/2020/04/taller-de-ilustracion-infantil-con.html">info here</a>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-70830838062018508672020-06-03T10:19:00.001-05:002020-08-01T18:52:29.518-05:00We were Live at the Museum of Modern Art in Bogota<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was a great opportunity to talk about how picture books are children's first museums of art and how to develop their critical thinking through stories. Thanks to Marcela Escovar and to the <a href="https://www.mambogota.com/">Museum of Modern Art </a>for the invitation.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5P0xxPVJlE" width="320" youtube-src-id="_5P0xxPVJlE"></iframe></div><div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div>And here is the interview (in Spanish)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-12022428408540584872020-05-20T12:47:00.000-05:002020-05-20T12:47:50.021-05:00Being an author in the times of COVID19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks to Alexandra Vives and Nido de Libros for this interesting interview in the times of COVID19.<br />
<a href="https://www.nidodelibros.blog/post/vivir-de-los-libros-en-tiempos-de-crisis">NIDO DE LIBROS LINK</a>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-66285278755547389182020-05-20T12:33:00.000-05:002020-05-20T12:33:08.819-05:00Hungry Bunny a Leipziger Reading Compass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They say in Japan that art is the illusion of spontaneity. When I read to children, this question is recurrent: “How long did it take you to make that book?” Sometimes I reply “all my life.” This is a book about the process of creating a picture book and also about the process of creating a drawing for the emperor. A book that was long in its conception finally lands on paper to be digested by readers now and in the future.claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-76620446169961745762020-05-20T11:55:00.000-05:002020-05-20T11:55:21.904-05:00BUNNY OVERBOARD IS OUT AND READY TO GO SAILING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/claudia-rueda/bunny-overboard/?page=9">KIRKUS REVIEW HERE</a>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-40326423810319248422019-09-07T17:40:00.001-05:002019-09-07T17:48:16.326-05:00Taller Breve de Libro Album<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aT4oG4UOmFA" width="480"></iframe><br />
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El próximo sábado 14 de septiembre estaré en Taller Espantapájaros dictando este taller de iniciación al arte de construir una historia para un libro álbum. ¡Los esperamos!<br />
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<a href="https://shop.carlemuseum.org/how-picture-books-work-illustrator-claudia-rueda">For more info click here</a>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-17222108253450334802019-04-17T13:33:00.002-05:002019-04-17T13:33:43.714-05:00Hungry Bunny is a 2019 Bank Street College Best Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Early childhood books are often overlooked by the adult world. Babies seem to be there just to be cuddled (wish is extremely important!), but we're are seldom aware of all the things that are happening in order for them to become part of the human world.<br />
I've had the honor to be invited by Yolanda Reyes, founder of <a href="http://espantapajaros.com/">Espantapajaros Taller</a>, author and early childhood researcher, to take part in this seminar about books that I find appropriate for children 0-3.claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-82772275635708062902019-03-27T21:19:00.002-05:002019-03-27T21:19:35.475-05:00The Fine Art of Illustration - a podcast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been invited to take part in an episode of this interesting podcast on Illustration by talented illustrators <a href="http://www.joserosero.com/">Jose Rosero</a> and <a href="http://www.randymora.com/">Randy Mora</a>. We talked about illustration as a fine art and as an artistic object. It's in Spanish, I hope you can listen to it.<br />
<a href="http://casatintabogota.blogspot.com/2018/07/ilustracion-pura-y-dura-el-olimpo-de-la.html">This is the link.</a>claudia ruedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692081518665334318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138864837847641327.post-19009279542313925532019-02-07T21:06:00.001-05:002019-02-07T21:06:40.043-05:00Bunny Slopes now in Russian and German<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
The German and Russian editions of Bunny Slopes have just arrived in the mail. The German edition by <a href="http://www.gerstenberg-verlag.de/index.php?id=detailansicht&url_ISBN=9783836959841">Gerstenberg Verlag</a> and the Russian by <a href="https://www.mann-ivanov-ferber.ru/books/poehali-lyzhnoe-priklyuchenie-krolika/">Mann, Ivanov, and Ferber.</a> That means now you can read Bunny Slopes in eleven different languages.</div>
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Bunny Slopes is a clever little take on the term used for the gentle hills beginning skiers use for practice. Many children start out their skiing careers on the "bunny slopes," but in this case, Rueda has drawn an actual bunny going down a hill.</div>
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The drawings are cute and charming, but the actual reason I chose this book is that it's part of a trend of interactive books that address the reader and ask them to do certain motions. The thing that delights the children is that when they do what the book says, they can turn the page and see what has happened as a result of their actions.</div>
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I'll describe how it works in this book. First, a little bunny on skis says, "Hello? Oh, it's you. Want to join me for a ski day?" When you turn the page, the bunny has noticed that he is on a flat slope with no snow. At first, our bunny seems distressed to see the lack of snow, but then he brightens and says, "Maybe we can<span> </span><strong>make<span> </span></strong>some! Could you please<span> </span><strong>shake</strong><span> </span>the book?" (I can't really reproduce the typography here, but the word "shake" is in large, red letters, and there are little movement marks around the word.)</div>
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This is your cue to hand the book to the child and let him or her shake it until they think it's good enough. Then, it's time to turn the page. You'll see a light drifting of snow, but the bunny will ask if you can shake the book much harder. Of course, your child will be happy to do a harder shake. Turn to the next page, and you'll see just the bunny's ears under a pile of snow, which should elicit at least a giggle. The bunny will tell you that maybe that was a little too much shaking and ask you to "tap tap tap" the top of the book to pack down the snow.</div>
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The story continues in like fashion, and you and the child you're sharing the book with can tilt to make a hill, turn the book when the bunny goes off a cliff, and watch as the bunny falls in a hole (an actual circle is cut into the book.) I won't give away the ending. Suffice it to say that falling into a hole can sometimes be a good thing.</div>
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Another thing I like about this book--outside of its entertainment value--is that it teaches a child to follow directions. It also teaches some vocabulary, like the word "tilt" and also some concepts, like faster and slower and left and right.</div>
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It's a great little book that guides you in ways to interact and play with your child by reading it.</div>
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