Painting with Gouache: Create Poetic Illustrations
Sketching the Final Illustration
A course by Cagla Zimmermann , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Sketching the Final Illustration
Overview
“In this lesson, I am sketching it the way I want it to be on a paper that is the same size as my watercolor paper.”
In this video lesson Cagla Zimmermann addresses the topic: Sketching the Final Illustration, 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
“In this lesson, I'm going to show you my sketching process. First, I'm going to draw it on a normal regular piece of paper and then I will use my light box to transfer this image to a watercolor pen. Let's start the sketching process. I draw it a bit too straight. So I'll make it a little bit more curvy. I try to be a little bit more precise here. While you are tracing it, you can still change some parts. So don't worry about it. I feel like this part is coming in the way of my houses, so I will erase it in. Through a weekend. I like to use this eraser because it's very soft It doesn't tota...”
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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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