Illustrated Characters with Paper
From shapes and figures 2
A course by Estrellita Caracol , Visual Artist and Illustrator
Joined December 2013
Joined December 2013
About the video: From shapes and figures 2
Overview
“You will now explore photomontage with the help of pages from magazines, encyclopedias, books. As in the previous lesson, I'll show you how I go about finding characters in interesting shapes and roles.”
In this video lesson Estrellita Caracol addresses the topic: From shapes and figures 2, 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
“Using Shapes and Figures The second game is called "Photomontage." For this game, we'll need pages from magazines, books, or encyclopedias that have interesting figures we can cut out. I have a few examples here. These are from old encyclopedias, this one's from a magazine. The idea is to cut out these shapes, similar to what we did with the smudges, just that in this game we'll cut out the figures. We can cut out abstract shapes, for example, this is a chair, but the shape isn't very clear after I cut it out. You can also cut out parts of animals. For this game, it's important to choose ma...”
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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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