Illustrated Characters with Paper
illustration construction
A course by Estrellita Caracol , Visual Artist and Illustrator
Joined December 2013
About the video: illustration construction
Overview
“In this lesson you will put together the final illustration with the characters in context, from the sketch in the color palette and on the papers that you selected for the project.”
In this video lesson Estrellita Caracol addresses the topic: illustration construction, 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
“Assembling the Illustration In this lesson we'll assemble our final illustration. We'll use the characters we selected. In this case, we'll use the sketches. We'll also use the paper you chose for the background. I attach my background paper to a piece of sturdy cardboard, or even papier mâché cardboard. I assemble it on a sturdy piece of cardboard in case I have to move my illustration, so the papers don't move around. If my paper weren't attached and it bent like this, all the papers I'm assembling would probably fall off. Moreover, it's also useful when I have to take a picture to digiti...”
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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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