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Gouache Sketchbook: Painting Your Surroundings

About Me

A course by Don Kilpatrick III , Artist and Illustrator

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3,975 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: About Me

Overview

“To get started, let me introduce myself. I will share with you my background and my journey as an artist and illustrator. ”

In this video lesson Don Kilpatrick III addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache Sketchbook: Painting Your Surroundings. Use a sketchbook as a tool to develop your artistic style by exploring color theory and other painting principles to document the world around you.

Partial transcription of the video

“ About Me Hey, I'm Don Kilpatrick. I'm an artist, illustrator, and educator. I do work for myself as well as a part of a collaborative project called the Detroit Wood Type Company. I also instruct, teach, and mentor students at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan where I've been the department chairperson of illustrations since 2010. I'm represented by M Contemporary Art gallery in Ferndale, Michigan, where I take part in group and solo shows. My creative process always starts with a sketchbook where I take my initial rough thumbnail sketches, refine them, and use this as...”

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Course summary for: Gouache Sketchbook: Painting Your Surroundings

Level: Beginner
97% positive reviews (67)
3975 students
4 units
13 lessons (2h 14m)
3 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching

Don Kilpatrick III

A course by Don Kilpatrick III

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Artist and Illustrator

Don Kilpatrick III is an American artist, illustrator, and educator based in Detroit. He received his bachelor’s degree in illustration at Utah State University, and went on to receive a master’s in the same field at Syracuse University. He is currently the department chairman in the Illustration Department at the College for Creative Studies.

Don is also a freelance artist and part of the collaborative project the Detroit Wood Type Co. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States, and has been featured in publications like Fortune, the L.A. Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Other notable projects include designing the Olympic medal for the Winter Games in 2002, as well as designing murals for the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.