Character Creation from Observational Drawings
Use of Materials
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: Use of Materials
Overview
“I will now show you how you can use the different materials to get various effects. ”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: Use of Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Creation from Observational Drawings. Draw and paint unique characters inspired by the world around you using a variety of artistic materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“Use of Materials In this lesson, I'll show how to use the materials so you can see the different possibilities. Whenever I buy a new material or a new colour, I like to test it out. Let me show you how I do that. Let's start with the normal gouache. Since my gouache is all dried up, I will start by activating it or reactivating it. Here, I use a lot of water. If I keep going, paint will become thicker. I'm trying to make as many different marks as possible. Maybe make the brush dry. Let's see the difference with acrylic gouache. I always like to mix colours, I never use something straight o...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation from Observational Drawings
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration
Sarah van Dongen
A course by Sarah van Dongen
Sarah van Dongen is a Dutch illustrator based in Amsterdam who is passionate about telling stories. She began her studies in comparative literature but enrolled in the MA in Children’s Books Illustration in Cambridge, UK after realizing she wanted to pursue a more creative career.
Sarah’s illustration work can be found in children’s books, stationery, newspapers, and magazines across the globe. Her clients include Flow Magazine, Adobe, Tiny Owl Publishing, and Ragged Bears Publishing, among others. Sarah enjoys exploring themes like gardens, food, social interactions, mental health, and her childhood. She doesn’t shy away from subjects like insecurity, loneliness, and loss, she expresses them in her sketches to help make these feelings more comprehensible.
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