Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache
Details and finishes
A course by Alinailustra , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Details and finishes
Overview
“Sometimes a mysterious character, a hidden object or an unexpected color make an image arouse the curiosity of the observer. We are going to add textures, shadows or highlights to enrich the scene, details that will add value and arouse interest in your illustration. ”
In this video lesson Alinailustra addresses the topic: Details and finishes, 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
“Details and finishes Now that our illustrations are nearly finished, let's add some magic and add some details and finishes. I'm going to start with watercolor because we did it first and it's already dry. For details in watercolor, I'll use these two brushes, which are Series 7 by Winsor & Newton, number 2, and this one which is also Winsor & Newton but is number 0. The first thing I'll do is add to the palm tree leaves, it's an imaginary palm tree. It's inspired by a frailejon from Colombian landscape but I made it into a palm tree. I can see in this palm tree that some leaves are...”
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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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