Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor
Theme and documentation
A course by Flor Kaneshiro , Illustrator
About the video: Theme and documentation
Overview
“You will see how to find a theme that inspires you and resonates within you. I will help you remember those stories, books, movies that you like, so you can see why you like them and what they have in common. In addition, I will explain how to use this information to start making your documentation. ”
In this video lesson Flor Kaneshiro addresses the topic: Theme and documentation, 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
“Theme and Documentation In this lesson, we’ll look for the theme and documentation that we’ll use for our final project. First, we’ll think of some things that inspire us, places we like and that we want to draw. We’ll also think of a story genre, which will help us to organize ourselves. For example, I’m inspired by nature and where I live. Now we’ll write some ideas. Our illustration will contain a story for the final project. So, we’ll create the characters and world in harmony with the idea we want to convey. Our illustration will tell a story. We’ll convey something through the image. ...”
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Course summary for: Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor
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Category
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Areas
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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