Illustrated Characters with Paper
Collages and cutouts for all tastes
A course by Estrellita Caracol , Visual Artist and Illustrator
Joined December 2013
Joined December 2013
About the video: Collages and cutouts for all tastes
Overview
“The collage has as many possibilities as people want to practice it. The same goes for the ways of cutting, there are endless possibilities because each cut is unique. In this lesson, you will experiment with tools and sensations until you find the way that is most appropriate and personal for you.”
In this video lesson Estrellita Caracol addresses the topic: Collages and cutouts for all tastes, 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
“Collages and Cutouts for All Tastes In this lesson I'll tell you about different ways of making collages, because I make collages in a certain way, but there are as many ways of making collages as people who make them. I say that my way of making collages is centered on cutting out the shapes, on cutting directly with the color. For this collage, I directly cut out each part and then put the collage together by assembling the pieces. These are the things I use, the papers I use to make collages are usually painted. This is my way of making collages, and now I'll show you other possibilities...”
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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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