Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks

Experimental Technique

A course by Gerald Espinoza , Illustrator

Illustrator. Saratoga, Ecuador.
Joined December 2016
97% positive reviews (33)
604 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Experimental Technique

Overview

“The time has come to use unconventional materials. I'll show you how to prepare them at home and use them to create effects that are as unexpected as they are captivating. ”

In this video lesson Gerald Espinoza addresses the topic: Experimental Technique, 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

“experimental technique In this lesson I will teach you how to use unconventional materials to make your illustration, such as soy, coffee and tea. Combined with this, we will use materials that you already use in the illustration, like oil and crayons. First we will create some stains with the soy, coffee and tea to create some faces and some new illustrations. Let's start with soy. When experimenting with soy, as it is mixed with oil and with some condiments, It has a special treatment on paper. It will have a little of what the ink is, which can be dissolved in water, which can be placed ...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (33)
  • 604 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 54m)
  • 11 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Sketching, Storyboard

Gerald Espinoza

Gerald Espinoza
A course by Gerald Espinoza

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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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Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks. Illustration course by Gerald Espinoza

Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks

A course by Gerald Espinoza
Illustrator. Saratoga, Ecuador.
Joined December 2016
  • 97% positive reviews (33)
  • 604 students