Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks
Materials
A course by Gerald Espinoza , Illustrator
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk about the materials that you can easily get in a store and those that you can make. I will show you some brands and formats of the paper.”
In this video lesson Gerald Espinoza addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks. Develop a storyboard and explore different and unconventional techniques to tell stories full of emotion.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials In this lesson we will look at the materials that we will use in the project. We'll start with the brushes. Here we have a very interesting set of brushes. We have one with soft and square bristles. There are a couple that are round, but strong bristles. There are two other soft bristle ones. The one with thick bristles we generally use it to work with oil, to give texture, to give strength to what we do. Those with fine bristles are generally used to work with water, to work the brushstroke, to work the fluidity of the water. Brush care is important. so you have brushes that last...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Sketching, Storyboard

Gerald Espinoza
A course by Gerald Espinoza
Gerald Espinoza is an illustrator and visual artist specializing in picturebooks. He is also the author and illustrator of his own books and winner of the 12th edition of the Catálogo Iberoamérica Ilustra competition (2021).
Gerald has illustrated folk tales, children's stories, and book covers for publishers like SM, Random House, and Ekare. He has also exhibited his artistic work in art galleries and similar venues across different countries.
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