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Techniques applied to watercolour illustration

Sketch and composition

A course by Ana Victoria Calderon , Painter and Illustrator

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Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Sketch and composition

Overview

“In this lesson, we will start by sketching ideas for the invitation. I'm going to show you how I like to work on drawing before I start, trying out different styles of composition, in this case, with the botanical theme.”

In this video lesson Ana Victoria Calderon addresses the topic: Sketch and composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Techniques applied to watercolour illustration. Learn to digitize your illustrations, commercialize them, and apply them to design projects.

Partial transcription of the video

“LESSON 2 Sketches and composition OK, we just saw different ways to paint individual leaves, either compound or simple. Now I want to develop a few sketches with you. Our first step will be starting to see the structure and how these leaves, these plants will arrange on my page. For example, I decided, that the invitation will be vertical, it’s a standard format. I have four rectangles here where I’ll practice different ways to arrange my plants. This will help us, first, as a composition class, and secondly, to sketch my final illustration. I think a really pretty way to arrange plants is ...”

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Course summary for: Techniques applied to watercolour illustration

Level: Intermediate
99% positive reviews (2750)
82420 students
6 units
17 lessons (2h 56m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Ana Victoria Calderon

A course by Ana Victoria Calderon

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Painter and Illustrator

Ana Victoria Calderón is originally from Cancún, Mexico, which is why much of her work is closely related to nature and full of organic elements and symbolism.

She graduated in information design from the University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP), while also working towards her degree in visual arts.

It’s easy to spot her illustrations on prints, bags, notebooks, ceramics, kitchenware, greeting cards, book covers, and a wide range of different products. She licenses her art to companies such as Hallmark, Papyrus, Trader Joe's, and more and has collaborated with Vanity Fair, Elle, Editorial Santillana, Travesías, Ray Ban, and Dr. Bronner's.