Illustrated Characters with Paper
influences
A course by Estrellita Caracol , Visual Artist and Illustrator
Joined December 2013
Joined December 2013
About the video: influences
Overview
“I think that part of who we are is made up of the sum of the stories that accompanied us in our childhood and throughout our lives, plus the things that inspire and mobilize us, a whole collage!”
In this video lesson Estrellita Caracol addresses the topic: influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Characters with Paper. Explore the medium of paper collage to bring playful and vibrant characters to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson I'll tell you about my influences and the things that inspire me. When thinking about my influences, I still have several of my childhood books, but this one was my favorite. It's called "Dailan Kifki." It's by María Elena Walsh, with illustrations by Pedro Vilar. I was captivated by its characters, which were incredible, a girl who takes her geranium out for a walk, an elephant that looks for a family, a handsome firefighter with a polka-dotted hose, brother Roberto, who's always saying "we're doomed." I loved this and always asked my mother to read it over and ov...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Characters with Paper
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Collage, Creating with Kids, Paper Craft, Traditional illustration
Estrellita Caracol
A course by Estrellita Caracol
Natalia Spadaro, better known as Estrellita Caracol, is an Argentine illustrator. She studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires, but later taught herself illustration, specializing in collage.
Her illustrations have been featured in books and magazines from a range of publishers like Atlántida, Edelvives, MacMillan, Puerto de Palos, Estrada, Treintayseis, Gerbera, and Kalimat from the United Arab Emirates. She has also participated in numerous exhibitions. In 2013, her illustrations were chosen to compete in the Fourth Ibero-American Illustration Contest and the Guadalajara International Book Fair. She currently works as a freelance artist, designer, and illustrator and teaches workshops on collage and illustration for both adults and children.
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