Editorial Illustration of Characters in Gouache
Applying the color: the background 1
A course by Julia Bereciartu , Illustrator
About the video: Applying the color: the background 1
Overview
“Now it's time to paint the background of the illustration and the larger masses of color.”
In this video lesson Julia Bereciartu addresses the topic: Applying the color: the background 1, 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
“Applying the color: the background It's the time for the truth. It's time to grab your brushes and start painting your illustration. We will start with the largest masses of color that we have in the background. My advice for this part is to have fun, don't be afraid to use gouache or make mistakes because you can start over, and also, as we saw earlier, with gouache it is quite easy to fix bugs. Leave room for improvisation, to enjoy with the brushstroke, to find your way of expressing with the brush. As we saw, there are many ways to combine the materials that we will use, both the gouach...”
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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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