Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
Technical tests 1
A course by Enrique Torralba , Illustrator Specialized in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Joined January 2019
About the video: Technical tests 1
Overview
“In this lesson we will start the technical tests by seeing what graphic synthesis is and how to use it. We will also talk about color.”
In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Technical tests 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration. Learn to use gouache and collage to convey narrative concepts and broaden your expressive horizons .
Partial transcription of the video
“Technical tests Hello again. With this lesson we start with our technical tests. We will start with the explanation of the graphic synthesis. This is a very important part because for our project we don't want to do something so complex. So let's go inside in the field of the synthetic, of the simple. Before we will explain what graphic synthesis is. When one sees an object, in reality what we see is something that has volume, that has many forms, many details. Graphic synthesis what it does is to extract the most important in that way and keep it to the minimum. I will start by drawing as ...”
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Course summary for: Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Collage, Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration

Enrique Torralba
A course by Enrique Torralba
Enrique Torralba is an illustrator specializing in children's and young adult literature who has worked with publishers like SM, Santillana, Alfaguara, Edelvives, and the Kabbalah International Center in Los Angeles.
He has been selected to represent Mexico twice alongside other Mexican illustrators, at the 2009 Salón del libro in Paris and the 2010 Salón del libro in Quebec. He is also a founding member of Ilustradero and the Mexican Illustrators' Association.
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