Editorial Illustration of Characters in Gouache
Materials that we are going to use
A course by Julia Bereciartu , Illustrator
About the video: Materials that we are going to use
Overview
“First I am going to explain the materials that we are going to use in our final project. I will also tell you about my favorite brands of gouache, brushes or watercolor paper.”
In this video lesson Julia Bereciartu addresses the topic: Materials that we are going to use, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Illustration of Characters in Gouache. Learn how to create an editorial illustration full of life and texture using gouache paint, from the initial planning to getting it printed .
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials that we are going to use In this lesson, I will explain the materials you will need to do this course. The first thing you will need are tubes of gouache in various colors. I recommend buying a set of primaries to mix the colors you need. You will also need synthetic brushes of different sizes. I like round brushes like this and those in the shape of a cat's tongue, which are very useful to give other types of details. And you will need some small ones to make small details. You will also need satin grain watercolor paper, which is the one I recommend to work with gouache. You can...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Illustration of Characters in Gouache
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Traditional illustration

Julia Bereciartu
A course by Julia Bereciartu
Julia Bereciartu is an illustrator from San Sebastián, Spain, who now lives in Madrid. She specializes in editorial illustration creating artwork for both book covers and picturebooks. She has also done work in advertising and merchandising as well as for toys.
Over the course of her career, she has had the opportunity to work with publishing companies from the United State and United Kingdom, such as Quarto Books, Bloomsbury, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Penguin Kids, Abrams, Simon & Schuster, and Little Brown, as well as companies like Google, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon. She has also done illustrations for the publishing companies Alfaguara, SM, and Astronave in Spain.
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