Paper-Mache Design: Explore Light and Color
Color and Space
A course by Marco Zavagno , Designer
About the video: Color and Space
Overview
“Now that you've built your first volumes, I'll teach you how to make it more interesting with color and show you how to play with light.”
In this video lesson Marco Zavagno addresses the topic: Color and Space, which is part of the Domestika online course: Paper-Mache Design: Explore Light and Color. Learn to transform your ideas into 3D shapes by experimenting with paper-mache, light, and color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color and space In this lesson we color our volumes And, first of all, I advise you to apply a white background. The white undercoat will allow the paint to stick better to the surface and it will also be useful to fill in those little holes and roughness present on the same. To do this, we will use a medium sized brush. Now we can let our volume dry completely, so then we can go and paint it the desired color. Now that the white base color is dry, we can go ahead and paint our volume in the desired color. As we did before, let the piece dry in this position. Once dry, take it back and fini...”
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Course summary for: Paper-Mache Design: Explore Light and Color
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Upcycling

Marco Zavagno
A course by Marco Zavagno
Marco Zavagno is a designer who lives and works in Venice. He studied product design at the I.U.A.V. in Venice and spent the first two years of his career at Fabrica, an experimental communications research center belonging to the Benetton Group. He then worked at the Lagranja studio in Barcelona, focusing on interior and product design.
From there, he moved on to found the design studio Zaven with his colleague Enrica Cavarzan, where they've had the opportunity to collaborate with clients Nike, TIM, and the Venice Biennial. He has also devoted much of his time to sharing his knowledge with others in schools and universities, such as the NABA in Milan and the I.U.A.V., as well as in workshops and conferences across the globe.
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