Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration
Materials
A course by Kayla Stark , Illustrator
About the video: Materials
Overview
“I use a lot of different materials when I work. Sometimes I go more traditional, and sometimes I go more digital. But I usually have some combination of both in the final piece. So I’ll talk about some here. ”
In this video lesson Kayla Stark addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration. Find your artistic style by exploring various combinations of materials, mediums, and techniques to create special illustrations for children.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials Now that you now more about me, I'll talk about some of the materials I use when I illustrate. I use watercolor sometimes when I lay down my backgrounds. This is Schmincke brand. It's a bit pricey so you can use something cheaper. For brushes, I don't use anything fancy. I pick out what I like. I like these filberts because their shape blends well and holds a lot of paint. As far as other sizes, I mainly use a size 2. For detail, I even use this, a size 2 but a little smaller. I'm not loyal to any brush brand. Whatever you want to use will be good. I always have a pencil sharpener...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Kayla Stark
A course by Kayla Stark
Kayla Stark is an illustrator from Tennessee, USA, who has been in love with drawing for as long as she can remember. She believes in using your own individual perspective on the world and using it to create illustrations with a unique perspective. She studied Graphic Design at university and worked in a number of graphic design roles after graduating before pursuing her first love: illustration.
Since becoming a full-time freelance illustrator, working both digitally and traditionally across projects. Kayla has illustrated several books, including an interactive board book she wrote, Friends at the Firehouse, and her work has appeared in magazines and on posters. As well as this, Kayla sells her art prints online. Inspired by fellow illustrators, graphic designers and other creatives in her area, Kayla co-founded a working studio The Warren in Nashville, home to workshops, gallery shows, and other community events.
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