Artistic Drawing and Narrative Techniques for Picturebooks
Experimental Technique
A course by Gerald Espinoza , Illustrator
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
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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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