Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
Paint the paper
A course by Enrique Torralba , Illustrator Specialized in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Joined January 2019
About the video: Paint the paper
Overview
“Now I am going to explain the step by step to paint the paper with gouache. We will see three different procedures.”
In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Paint the paper, 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
“paint the paper Hello, we are going to paint the paper. We have white butter paper and we have white tissue paper. These are the only surfaces where we are going to work. We are going to do three procedures. let's paint first trying to apply more evenly, with the fullest consistency, almost paste. Let's start by applying the green color. I'm going to put a little white on it. I was thinking of mixing directly in the dish, but no, I prefer to do it directly in the gothette. We are going to use a flat brush with a size of approximately 1.5 cm. At all times we will try to stop the paper so tha...”
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Course summary for: Gouache and Collage Techniques for Narrative Illustration
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Category
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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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