Pictorial Sketchbook with Gouache
Our materials
A course by Maru Godas , Illustrator
About the video: Our materials
Overview
“Now we are going to see the materials that we will use to start practicing. Do not be overwhelmed with them, even if they are new to you, you need very few to get started. It is about acquiring them as you work.”
In this video lesson Maru Godas addresses the topic: Our materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Sketchbook with Gouache. Explore new creative languages to work into your sketchbook and apply them to your illustrations and urban sketches.
Partial transcription of the video
“Our material In this lesson I'll discuss the materials that I tend to use when I work on sketchbooks and when I experiment with gouache. These are the gouache tubes that I tend to use. As you can see, this is the brand that I tend to use, but I have others, for you to see what you can use. There are many on the market, most are fine, but you have to distinguish between the brands that are acrylic. That is, these tubes will have the same finish as normal gouache, but they have an acrylic base, so be careful with the brushes or the palette when they dry, they act just like acrylic. The rest a...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Sketchbook with Gouache
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Maru Godas
A course by Maru Godas
Maru Godàs studied graphic design at the IDEP school and at the Llotja de Barcelona. From that moment on, her career focused mainly on projects for various publishers, such as RBA, Cruïlla, Planeta, and Salvat, among others. Her true passion has always been illustration and, after discovering the Urban Sketchers collective, she took to the streets with a sketchbook in search of inspiration.
Since then, she has published several books with her work and illustrations in magazines for various big names such as La Caixa, La Vanguardia, and RACC. She currently combines her commissions with teaching, leading workshops and courses on urban sketching and illustration around the world. She enjoys sharing her discoveries with her students and, above all, encouraging them to try new things.
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