Exploratory Sketchbook: Find Your Drawing Style
Layer One, Paint
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: Layer One, Paint
Overview
“In this lesson we will begin with sketching out the big shapes we want in our final image. It is important to take enough time doing this. When you are happy with the outlines we will start with the first layer of paint.”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: Layer One, Paint, which is part of the Domestika online course: Exploratory Sketchbook: Find Your Drawing Style. Discover fun methods to develop your ideas and draw from observation using gouache, watercolor, and colored pencils.
Partial transcription of the video
“Layer One, Paint In this lesson, we will begin by sketching out the big shapes that will be in our final illustration and then we will paint the first layer. So, for the final image, I'm going to use this sketch again with this color palette and I will do that on a new page. Remember to put a loose sheet of paper in between the pages. Otherwise, they will smudge on top of each other. It's nice to have the little sketch of the final image close to you. Now we will copy the big shapes that we will paint. This is a little bit more square than one page in my sketchbook. I'm going to put this he...”
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Course summary for: Exploratory Sketchbook: Find Your Drawing Style
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Sarah van Dongen
A course by Sarah van Dongen
Sarah van Dongen is a Dutch illustrator based in Amsterdam who is passionate about telling stories. She began her studies in comparative literature but enrolled in the MA in Children’s Books Illustration in Cambridge, UK after realizing she wanted to pursue a more creative career.
Sarah’s illustration work can be found in children’s books, stationery, newspapers, and magazines across the globe. Her clients include Flow Magazine, Adobe, Tiny Owl Publishing, and Ragged Bears Publishing, among others. Sarah enjoys exploring themes like gardens, food, social interactions, mental health, and her childhood. She doesn’t shy away from subjects like insecurity, loneliness, and loss, she expresses them in her sketches to help make these feelings more comprehensible.
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