Character Painting with Gouache and Colored Pencils
Mood Board and Inspiration
A course by Sarah Walsh , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Mood Board and Inspiration
Overview
“Next, I'm going to talk about mood boards, color, painting technique, and linework versus shape.”
In this video lesson Sarah Walsh addresses the topic: Mood Board and Inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Painting with Gouache and Colored Pencils. Channel your inner magic and bring meaningful characters to life with gouache paint, colored pencils, and digital tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Mood Board and Inspiration In the last lesson, I talked about materials and what I use daily. In this lesson, we'll go over the idea of a mood board and what we'll use as inspiration for the final project. A lot of us like to use Pinterest, and I won't lie, I'm guilty of scrolling too. I'm wondering if we can be open to the idea of looking at the world around us, going to a thrift store, an antique mall, or a library. Using tactile items versus a screen can get you out of your comfort zone and into thinking a little differently about your art. Think about the things you love to collect. I...”
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Course summary for: Character Painting with Gouache and Colored Pencils
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Character Design, Colored Pencil Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Sketching
Sarah Walsh
A course by Sarah Walsh
Sarah Walsh is an artist and illustrator with over 20 years of experience. She completed a BFA in graphic design in New York, where she grew up, and went on to work as an in-house designer and illustrator at Hallmark Cards before starting her freelance career.
Since then, Sarah has collaborated with brands like PBS, The Washington Post The Guardian, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Crate & Barrel. She also runs and creates artwork for Tigersheep Friends, an illustration-based shop that she founded in collaboration with a fellow illustrator. Sarah works with a variety of materials, from gouache to pencil, and has experience in artistic mediums from pattern design and hand lettering to home decor design. She is known for her playful style and shares her work with over 70K followers on Instagram.
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