Experimental Illustration with India Ink and Acrylics
Find your own style without fear
A course by Elisa Talentino , Illustrator
About the video: Find your own style without fear
Overview
“The time has come to explain how to find your style and how often, before doing so, you have to free yourself from so many conventions, the fear of making mistakes and the fear of comparison. The road to discovering and cultivating one's creative process is long and it is not always easy to follow. However, I advise you not to give up and try again, to let yourself be contaminated and inspired by other disciplines as well. You will see that practice is always the best teacher!”
In this video lesson Elisa Talentino addresses the topic: Find your own style without fear, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Illustration with India Ink and Acrylics. Create stunning illustrations with unconventional materials and find your own style using alternative painting techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Find your own style without fear In this lesson I will tell you about my path for the research of my style. It is clear that there is no one-size-fits-all recipe, because everyone has their own path and the roads can be many. But there are some small tricks or exercises to do, which can be very useful when you have to understand which are the most suitable roads for us or the styles that most resemble us. So I'll tell you what happened to me. Especially in the beginning, it is quite physiological be inspired by masters. For me, from a technical point of view, it was important, in doing the ...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Illustration with India Ink and Acrylics
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Fine Arts, Traditional illustration
Elisa Talentino
A course by Elisa Talentino
Elisa Talentino is an Italian illustrator specialized in the publishing field. Driven by her passion for decorative prints, she devotes most of her creative energy to making artwork using monotype and screen printing. Her illustrations are a combination of her two biggest interests: painting and literature. She has worked for major Italian publishing companies like Mondadori, Einaudi, and Il Corriere and her illustrations have appeared in international newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.
She has twice been awarded a gold medal by 3x3 magazine, a prestigious New York publication devoted to contemporary illustration, and has had her work showcased at major international events like the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2015 and the Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition in 2019 and 2020. She has also published numerous books including Quando il mondo era tutto azzurro, released by Topipittori in 2020.
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