Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache
Influences
A course by Jessica Smith , Ilustradora y artista
Joined May 2022
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn about some of my influences. Be prepared to get inspired! Exploring the work of other talented artists is a great way to explore and discover the styles that resonate with you. ”
In this video lesson Jessica Smith addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache. Explore the versatility of gouache to capture vivid landscapes and scenes from your travels in a sketchbook.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll show you some of my influences and some artists that inspire my work, and hopefully, introduce you to some people and artists you haven't heard of before. The first person I want to talk about is Emma Carlisle. She is an artist and painter from Devon in the UK. I love how she uses expressive marks and paint splodges. She's expressive in the way she applies her materials to her sketchbook. I'll go through a couple of her sketchbook pages here. They've got so much energy within them. Something that inspires her work is going out on location. She draws a lot o...”
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Course summary for: Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketchbook

Jessica Smith
A course by Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith is a freelance illustrator and artist currently living in Bath, UK. Driven by her childhood love of drawing, she chose a career path in the arts. While studying illustration, she posted her work online to track her progress, which caught the eye of an agency and led to her first commissions. Since then, she’s worked on a huge range of projects, from packaging and advertising to children's books.
Jessica’s illustration style is playful and bold, characterized by bright colors and a positive feel. She primarily uses gouache and digital tools for her compositions, but enjoys experimenting with all types of media.
Her clients include Oxfam, Paperchase, Kate Spade, Adobe, Tombow, Stabilo, Canva, Simon and Schuster, Hardie Grant, and Good Housekeeping.
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