Painting with Gouache: Create Poetic Illustrations
How to Get Inspired
A course by Cagla Zimmermann , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: How to Get Inspired
Overview
“Most artists get stuck from time to time as inspiration does not always flow freely. This lesson is going to give you tips on where to find it if you are stuck or if you are just starting out to paint. ”
In this video lesson Cagla Zimmermann addresses the topic: How to Get Inspired, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting with Gouache: Create Poetic Illustrations. Discover the creative process behind painting with gouache and illustrate playful scenes that express your inner world.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Get Inspired In this lesson, I'll teach you how to find inspiration, how to get organized and how to find a style. Let's see how I find inspiration for our final project. I suggest you start with creating folders on Pinterest, using topics that you find interesting, that excite you to start painting. Maybe be you like to paint cafes or women or citizens, maybe folk stories or plants. You can also create folders collected with images from artists and illustrators as well. This is my Pinterest account and this is my favorite artist. I have many paintings of him in one folder to use it ...”
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Course summary for: Painting with Gouache: Create Poetic Illustrations
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration
Cagla Zimmermann
A course by Cagla Zimmermann
Cagla Zimmermann is a Turkish illustrator and designer who specializes in the use of gouache. Her artistic journey began in secondary school, where she was chosen to take part in an art atelier organized by her teacher. There, she learned to refine her skills and work with different materials. Cagla went on to study a Master’s degree in international relations but later turned her creative passion into a career after the same teacher encouraged her to post her artwork online years later.
As well as sharing her art with over 22k followers, Cagla runs her own online shop where she sells prints and illustrated stationery products. She has collaborated with a number of artists and musicians, and her work has been sold around the world.
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