Character Creation for Illustrated Books with Watercolor
Inspirations
A course by Lorenzo Sangió , Illustrator
About the video: Inspirations
Overview
“Some of my favorite artists have indelibly influenced my work as an illustrator and the way I conceive of drawing. Among them, there are book illustrators who create characters full of emotions, all those emotions that I like to convey even with my work. An important part of my creativity has certainly also been influenced by the directors of animated films and some characters from the world of illustrated art who have transformed watercolor into an incredible tool of color.”
In this video lesson Lorenzo Sangió addresses the topic: Inspirations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Creation for Illustrated Books with Watercolor. Learn to bring the protagonists of your stories to life in watercolor, from the first sketch to the final retouch in Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now you know a little more about me, I'll tell you about my influences. The artists and illustrators who have most marked my way of seeing illustration and working. Let's start with Mariachiara di Giorgio, one of the contemporary illustrators that made me fall in love with this world. The book that struck me most is "Crocodile Profession," a silent book conceptualized and illustrated by Giovanna Zoboli and illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio. This book has taught me how important it is to convey characters through small and simple gestures. Mariachiara's characters are always f...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation for Illustrated Books with Watercolor
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Watercolor Painting
Lorenzo Sangió
A course by Lorenzo Sangió
Lorenzo Sangió is a children's book illustrator who comes from a creative family. He became fascinated with drawing at a young age and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brescia. In 2014, he joined forces with several classmates and founded The House Art Project, an exhibit space for young artists in the heart of the city.
After finishing his studies, Lorenzo began to participate in illustration competitions and won several of them, earning himself the title of Best Illustrator in the Città del Sole competition and the Battello a Vapore Award. In 2017, he studied a master's degree in editorial illustration at the Ars in Fabula school in Macerata and finished the course by publishing his final year project with the company Carthusia. Since then, he has been creating illustrations for different publishing houses such as Orecchio Acerbo and Edizioni Corsare.
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