The Human Figure in Watercolor
Influences
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I will show you some authors that I find interesting to understand the evolution and role of watercolor within the world of the arts.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Human Figure in Watercolor. Play with the versatility of watercolor and explore different color palettes to paint the human body.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, we'll review the history of watercolor and some artists that I find relevant in order to understand it. The history of watercolor is linked to the history of paper. In China, in Asia, in the 1st century BC, we already find watercolor as such. It’s resin mixed with pigment, just like ink. It arrived in Europe via Rafael’s “Quattrocento,” which used it as a mere sketching system. If we want to highlight a particular artist of that time who really used watercolor, it would be the great Albrecht Dürer. He came into contact with watercolor on a trip to Italy, and after...”
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Course summary for: The Human Figure in Watercolor
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Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Ale Casanova
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. After studying Fine Art at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he moved to Tenerife where he completed his doctorate. He has received various national and European research grants as well as others for the plastic arts.
His work focuses on the human body and portraiture as a window into the creation of plastic art. He also composes oil paintings, although watercolor is his preferred medium as it allows him to work swiftly and effectively using transparency and the richness of the color spectrum to create figurative pieces. His work has been exhibited in different Spanish as well as other European cities and he has also given numerous workshops across Spain.
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