Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache
Color
A course by Alinailustra , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Color
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain how to create a basic color wheel with watercolor and one with gouache and you will also see how to create harmonic palettes.”
In this video lesson Alinailustra addresses the topic: Color, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache. Illustrate the scenes and characters you imagine using watercolor and gouache from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color In this lesson I'll show you basic notions of color theory and we'll create a color wheel. We'll use three primary colors. As you see, in watercolor palettes in general there are two yellows, two blues and two reds. To see which primary colors to use in your color wheel, we must test the colors on a separate page. One very important thing that you must know is that for this lesson, you need two recipients with clean water. We'll use one to wash our brush and the other to take clean water and activate our watercolors. I have my first red here. Now, to take the other red, I have to wash...”
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Course summary for: Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Alinailustra
A course by Alinailustra
Carolina Alarcón holds a degree in graphic design and has more than a decade of professional experience as an illustrator and designer. The bulk of her work focuses on children's illustration, primarily for the publishing industry. She has collaborated with publishing companies such as Pearson México, Planeta, Norma, Piedra Santa, Santillana, and Revista Bacánika to name a few.
Carolina is the creative mind and hand behind Alinailustra, her personal online brand where she offers products decorated with her own illustrations and shares educational materials. She also recently launched ilustropik, an initiative centered around organizing activities and events to help promote work from illustrators in her city.
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