Character Painting with Gouache and Colored Pencils
Composition
A course by Sarah Walsh , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Composition
Overview
“Let's make thumbnails of the final composition and then tighten the sketches to finalize.”
In this video lesson Sarah Walsh addresses the topic: Composition, 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
“ Composition In the last lesson, we worked on some color studies and then worked on a color palette that I would want to use for the final project. I want to revisit the doodle page and refresh my memory on some of the icons and ideas that I want to include in my final piece. I have my tiger hoodie and my Freyoncé character. I have an Elizabethan collar. I also love horses and wanted to incorporate them maybe on a column, adding a symmetrical vibe to give it this power to complement the radiating sunburst. Think about what inspires you. Think about time periods, fashion, animals. We'll foc...”
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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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