Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration
Water!
A course by Kayla Stark , Illustrator
About the video: Water!
Overview
“Playtime! First up is water-based materials—watercolor, gouache, etc. Play around with different amounts of water and add textures. Take notes on what you notice. ”
In this video lesson Kayla Stark addresses the topic: Water!, 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
“Water! I've shown you how to find patterns and connections in a mind map. In this lesson, we'll look at watercolor and gouache and how adding water can change the effects. First, I'll show you how watercolor looks on dry paper and the texture it has. I will use black, it's easiest to see. Adding watercolor onto dry paper has a completely different texture than adding watercolor to wet paper. You can make a wet spot like this. I know you can still see that but if you add watercolor on top, it bleeds out and continues to bleed and changes the textures you get. When thinking about techniques a...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration
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Category
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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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