Gouache Techniques for Illustration
About Me
A course by Emma Block , Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Let's start at the beginning! Here I will introduce myself, share my story and my journey, and tell you about the different experiences that led me to where I am today.”
In this video lesson Emma Block addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache Techniques for Illustration. Use your sketchbook as a canvas to explore different colors, textures, and brushstrokes using gouache paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, my name's Emma Block and I'm an illustrator from London. In this lesson, I'll tell you a bit about me. I'm a freelance illustrator and I write and illustrate books. I also do illustrations for children's books, book covers, magazines, greetings cards, and stationery. I left mainstream education when I was 13 due to a long-term chronic illness and I did my GCSE through distance learning. During that time I was still painting and drawing, and I started sharing my work online when I was 16, so I set up a blog. For me, sharing my work online gave me this huge sense of community. ...”
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Course summary for: Gouache Techniques for Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Emma Block
A course by Emma Block
Emma Block is a multidisciplinary illustrator, teacher, and author living in London. She began drawing and painting at a young age and started freelancing at just 17 years old, selling her work online and licensing designs to greetings card companies. Emma later completed a national diploma in art and design and set up a blog showcasing her work online. She then went on to study for a BA in illustration and, during her final year, was approached by a publisher to illustrate her first book, Tea and Cake.
Since then, Emma has worked with clients in publishing, editorial illustration, branding, and beyond, including Penguin Random House, Hatchet Publishing, Mollie Makes, Stylistic Magazine, Airbnb, and Etsy. She’s also written multiple books, The Joy of Watercolor, Getting Started with Gouache, Slow Travel Journal: The Small Delights of Going Away, and Watercolor Life. Emma has taught hundreds of people how to paint through her workshops and aims to bring joy to people’s lives through her illustrations that are filled with color and texture.
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