Watercolor Travel Journal
Influences
A course by Alicia Aradilla , Travel illustrator and watercolorist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I am going to show you some of the artists and travelers who have influenced me the most when making my watercolor notebooks. You will see that they are very different, but that they have many things in common, such as the spontaneity of the technique or their passion for drawing in situ. I hope you like them too and they inspire you.”
In this video lesson Alicia Aradilla addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Travel Journal. Illustrate your travel experiences in an artistic and personal way.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson I'll tell you more about my influences. On the one hand, we have the romantic landscape painters and, on the other hand, the notebooks of explorers and artists before the arrival of photographs. Among the romantic landscape painters, there are two I like a lot: Friedrich and Turner. Let's talk about the first. These painters taught me to look at landscapes differently. I no longer simply see a beautiful mountain. Through that mountain scene, artists are capable of expressing feelings and emotions. I really like how Friedrich uses light and contrast with shadows. If...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Travel Journal
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Alicia Aradilla
A course by Alicia Aradilla
Alicia Aradilla is a Spanish illustrator who studied Fine Arts and Graphic Design in Madrid. She worked in advertising agencies and was an art director at Samsung for more than 3 years.
In 2016 he entered the world of urban sketch, becoming a benchmark in the sector by working for different international brands. In 2017, she quit her job as a designer to travel the world and document her experiences in her watercolor notebook. This adventure was shared with his thousands of followers on social networks, who were delighted with his drawings and stories.
She currently works as a freelance illustrator, taking this new creative trend to different projects.
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