Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor
World
A course by Flor Kaneshiro , Illustrator
About the video: World
Overview
“From the chosen theme, you will design your character's world as just another great character. The details of your world will enrich your story and invite your readers to dive, explore and lose themselves within it.”
In this video lesson Flor Kaneshiro addresses the topic: World, 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
“World In this lesson, we'll work on the fifth skin: the world of our character. Based on our chosen theme and our references, we’ll design where they live. We’ll think about each detail. Details will add to our tale, enrich our story, and bring our illustration to life. To start, I drew a map of the place I’m imagining. You can do this exercise; it’s very useful because it allows us to situate ourselves in the space. As you can see, I drew a world in miniature using the photos I took on my walks. When I found a little nook, I took a photo with my camera. I built this entire world based on t...”
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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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