Gouache Techniques for Illustration
Influences
A course by Emma Block , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I will tell you about the artists and places that inspire me the most and influence my work.”
In this video lesson Emma Block addresses the topic: Influences, 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
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll tell you about the people and things that inspire me. I will also explain our final project. The first artist that I'll talk about is Mary Blair. Mary Blair Mary Blair was a concept artist for Disney and an illustrator. You might be familiar with her work, even if you don't know her name. She created some of the iconic imagery for "Cinderella," "Alice in Wonderland," and "Peter Pan." There are many things that I love about her work. She used gouache, which you can see here, this beautiful rough texture, the way she layers light over dark, and the really bea...”
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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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