Gouache Techniques for Illustration
Painting Details 1
A course by Emma Block , Illustrator
About the video: Painting Details 1
Overview
“Next, I am going to be adding details and depth to the painting, using different brushes and a variety of brushstrokes. When thinking about what order to paint things in the picture, consider the order they appear in real life. I will be starting with the terracotta roof tiles.”
In this video lesson Emma Block addresses the topic: Painting Details 1, 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
“In this lesson, we're going to bring our paintings to life by adding some small details. So now we've got our background colors down, and they're mostly just large, simple shapes. We're going to start adding some fine details. So I'm going to start at the top of the pitch and work down and add the terracotta roof tiles. I'm using burnt sienna, which is a really lovely warm brown, so perfect color for these terracotta roof tiles. I'm just adding a little bit of white to that. So I'm just going to mix that and check the color first. So I'm using a smaller brush for these details. So I'd never...”
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Course summary for: Gouache Techniques for Illustration
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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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