Painting a Wildlife Scene with Gouache
Settle down
A course by Roxane Campoy , Illustrator and Animated Film Director
About the video: Settle down
Overview
“To be able to start drawing, you have to be well installed! I will explain to you how to get comfortable and efficient to handle the gouache and its color. ”
In this video lesson Roxane Campoy addresses the topic: Settle down, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting a Wildlife Scene with Gouache. Tame your linework, spaces, and colors to illustrate a bucolic scene.
Partial transcription of the video
“Settle down Now that we know what we are going to draw, we will be able to settle down. To begin with, first of all, you must put the water and the plate to be able to make the gouache on the side of the strong hand. For me, it's the right hand, I put everything on the right. If you're left-handed, put that part on the left. Why ? So that when we put the pigments, we do not go back and forth above the sheet. We will always stay with the water on the right. Then we have the light tablet. The luminous tablet is a backlit window to see through. If you don't have one there are several ways to d...”
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Course summary for: Painting a Wildlife Scene with Gouache
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration

Roxane Campoy
A course by Roxane Campoy
Roxane Campoy's heart belongs to illustration and animation in equal measure. Based in Lille, the prolific illustrator and director has already worked on a UNESCO campaign and collaborated with France Télévision and Maison Bonami.
Her work is inspired by Japanese imagery and seeks harmony between shapes, compositions, and colors. Painting with gouache is a meditative experience that allows Roxane to convey a sense of being truly alive and present.
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