Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache
Color gradations and transitions
A course by Alinailustra , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Color gradations and transitions
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain how to create color gradations neatly. You will learn how to minimize errors and improve the finishes of your mixtures on paper. ”
In this video lesson Alinailustra addresses the topic: Color gradations and transitions, 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 transitions and gradients I'll show you how to do color gradients with watercolor and gouache. In the previous lesson we learned a little about color, so I'll ask you to have the analogous color harmonies. I'll prepare two colors. Since I'm going to do a gradient from one color to the other, I need them to be close to each other on the color wheel, so I'll do an analogous color harmony. I'll choose a yellow and a green for the gradient. Remember to always test your colors on a test sheet. I think it's a bit transparent so I'll add more yellow. I wash my brush to change the color. I'll...”
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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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