Gouache Techniques for Illustration
More Details with Colour Pencils
A course by Emma Block , Illustrator
About the video: More Details with Colour Pencils
Overview
“The last stage of the process is to add details and texture with coloured pencils. I will use a light pink pencil to add more definition to the architecture, as well as shadows and texture. I will also use a grey pencil to outline the white and grey detailing around the windows and balcony. ”
In this video lesson Emma Block addresses the topic: More Details with Colour Pencils, 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
“So in this lesson, we're going to add our final details using colored pencil to make our image perfect. So the first thing I'm going to do is clean up some of the pencil lines that are still there. So just using my eraser. So just taking out these excess lines around the edge so I can kind of see what we're working with So it'll make these white areas look nice and crisp. And then I'm using this kind of dark pinky red to add some details to this little window at the top. So this has got a sort of wood texture. It's got some slats going across, so I'm going to add those in. just lightly And ...”
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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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