Watercolor Coloring for Comics and Illustrations
Presentation
A course by Sergio Bleda , Illustrator and illustrator
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“My name is Sergio Bleda, I was born in 1974 in Albacete and I have been professionally dedicated to creating comics since 1991. I started working for national magazines such as El Vívora or Kiss Cómix . A few years later, I started working for international publishers, mainly European ones. I have also worked in film and advertising. Although color is seen as something superfluous and is there to make works more commercial, I think it is, above all, an important narrative tool. Well used, it can be very useful, not only in making our works more beautiful, but also to transmit the emotions of the characters more effectively and to help narrate the story. Watercolor and spot color allow me to have control over that tool and, at the same time, help me enjoy my work. I love to stain my hands and watch the color mix with the water and spread across the page. ”
In this video lesson Sergio Bleda addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Coloring for Comics and Illustrations. Learn direct coloring techniques and how to apply them to your vignettes and illustrated stories.
Partial transcription of the video
“PRESENTATION Hi, I'm Sergio Bleda. I was born in 1974 in Albacete, and since 1991 I am professionally dedicated to creating comics. I started doing press strips for a local weekly and later I moved to Barcelona where I started working for magazines like "El Víbora" or "Kiss Comix". A few years later, I started working for international publishers like SAF, Soleil, Dark Horse or Casterman. I have also worked in film and advertising making storyboards and conceptual art. I make comics because above all I like to tell stories and I think that with the comic you can tell any kind of story with ...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Coloring for Comics and Illustrations
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Sergio Bleda
A course by Sergio Bleda
Sergio Bleda began his career as a cartoonist and screenwriter in 1991, making press strips for the regional weekly Crónica. Since then, he has developed as a cartoonist and illustrator, standing out in the horror genre, although he also performs humorous, children's, adventure and erotic works.
He has worked for magazines such as El Víbora, Kiss Comix and with international publishers such as Casterman or Soleil, with whom he has published series such as NSA or Dolls Killer.
Recently, he has been awarded the prize for the best illustrated album in the First Edition of the Carlos Giménez Awards for Five Passionate Stories, an erotic book with explicit content written by Ricardo Esteban and illustrated by Bleda.
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