Introduction to Illustration of Characters with Gouache and India Ink
Understanding the material: Gouache
A course by Andonella , Cartoonist and Illustrator
About the video: Understanding the material: Gouache
Overview
“It is the turn of our star material, the gouache. We will see its main qualities and the difference between one brand and another, so that we choose the one that best goes with our project.”
In this video lesson Andonella addresses the topic: Understanding the material: Gouache, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Illustration of Characters with Gouache and India Ink. Learn to give personality to your creations through colour.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] As I mentioned in the lesson where I presented the materials, there are different types of gouache. There are some that do not have a polymer that is a sealer, then they work more as works the watercolor pigment. I have here this palette where I used Windsor & Newton gouaches which are the ones that do not have this fixative. These gouaches are dry for a long time and I add clean water and without problems I can reactivate any of these pigments. Obviously, it reactivates in a much more liquid way and much more transparent almost as if it were watercolor. In fact it's very very s...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Illustration of Characters with Gouache and India Ink
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Character Design, Gouache Painting, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration
Andonella
A course by Andonella
Self-taught artist Andonella has managed to make a name for herself in the Mexican illustration scene with her cheeky and colorful characters. Her work is full of portraits, inspired by real people and the scenes that arise from her imagination, characterized by humor and irreverence.
Her work has been published in different digital and print media such as Vice magazine, Juxtapoz, and Nylon, and in publishers such as Planeta, Penguin Random House, and Santillana. In addition, she made the graphic identity of the Mextilo, memoria de la moda mexicana characters, is co-author of the book #AmigaDateCuenta: una guía para la vida, has worked with Pictoline and has collaborated with different brands such as H&M, Nike, and Ponds.
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