Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition
Materials
A course by Anna Glover , Designer
About the video: Materials
Overview
“Let me tell you about the materials I like to work with as well as what you will need for this course. I'm also going to pass on some tips I've gathered over the past few years.”
In this video lesson Anna Glover addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition. Create striking prints that tell stories using gouache techniques and enhance your artwork digitally in Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials In this lesson, you'll learn about some of the materials of this course. I'm going to share some of my favourite tips that I think you'll find useful. For painting, you'll be using gouache because it has an amazing, velvety matte texture which is perfect for scanning. Sometimes paints like acrylics with a shiny finish will reflect the light in the scanner so they don't translate as well, digitally. Gouache can be used in a really similar way to watercolour. It has the same flexibility and can be used with washes and layers. The best thing is, it's really opaque, so you can paint b...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition
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Category
Fashion, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fashion Design, Gouache Painting, Painting, Pattern Design

Anna Glover
A course by Anna Glover
Anna Glover is a designer and the founder of her own award-winning design studio, which specializes in luxury wall coverings and surface designs. After graduating from university, she began working in a design studio where she saw a gap in the luxury interiors market, which inspired her to start her own business in 2015.
Since then, Anna has developed a unique collection of products for clients all over the world from her studio in London. She’s received various awards, including a British Elle Decoration Award, and House Beautiful Editor’s Award. She also launched a global collaboration with H&M in 2018.
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