Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor
The five skins
A course by Flor Kaneshiro , Illustrator
About the video: The five skins
Overview
“Each skin is related to each other, forming the identity of the human being. Everything is connected, in constant dialogue. You will learn how to use this concept to design your character and his world.”
In this video lesson Flor Kaneshiro addresses the topic: The five skins, which is part of the Domestika online course: Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor. Tell an original story by learning the techniques to illustrate characters and the world that surrounds them.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Five Skins In this lesson, I’ll tell you a bit more about Hundertwasser’s concept of The Five Skins. I’ll use my book, “El Llamado,” as an example of the process I undertook to create the characters and world. To make this more visual, I’ll draw the concept. That way, we can see it. According to Hundertwasser, human beings have three skins. The first is our natural epidermis, our skin. The second is clothing. Each skin is connected to the others. So, clothes are like a second, creative skin. We express our identity through them and they're a part of us. The third skin is the house or ho...”
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Course summary for: Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor
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Character Design, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Flor Kaneshiro
A course by Flor Kaneshiro
Flor Kaneshiro is an Argentine illustrator with a degree in fine arts from the National University of La Plata in Argentina, specialized in traditional Japanese-style illustration. Her work focuses on book illustration and video projects.
In addition to her studies in Argentina, she obtained a scholarship at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts in Japan, where she has also exhibited her art. In her work, she depicts Japanese culture, nature, people, stories, and animals using watercolor as the main technique.
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