Gouache: Paint Natural Worlds from Imagination
Tracing
A course by Cécile Berrubé , Painter and Illustrator
About the video: Tracing
Overview
“In this lesson, you'll learn how to trace your illustration onto watercolor paper. This will be the skeleton sketch that guides you through the rest of the creative process. ”
In this video lesson Cécile Berrubé addresses the topic: Tracing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache: Paint Natural Worlds from Imagination. Capture the magic of nature with gouache to paint whimsical worlds filled with adorable animal characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Tracing In this lesson, we are going to trace our drawing on our watercolour paper. I have printed my drawing and I'm going to trace it using a light box. You don't need a light box at home to do this. You can either use tracing paper or the good old technique of the window. You just place your drawing on the window, you tape it, and then you place your watercolour paper on top and you draw. So now I'm going to tape the paper and then place my watercolour paper on top. I make sure the illustration is centred. I usually use the pencil to make sure my illustration is centred. Now I'm going to...”
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Course summary for: Gouache: Paint Natural Worlds from Imagination
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Painting
Cécile Berrubé
A course by Cécile Berrubé
Cécile Berrubé is a French painter and illustrator based in Scotland. After completing a degree in art history, she worked a series of odd jobs before deciding to leave her native France to explore Asia and New Zealand. While traveling, she met like-minded artists who inspired her to try and make a living from her art.
Cécile has since settled down in Scotland and works full-time as an artist. She recently illustrated her first picture book and curates an online shop. She also shares her art with over 104K followers on Instagram.
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