Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache
An Introduction to Gouache
A course by Jessica Smith , Ilustradora y artista
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: An Introduction to Gouache
Overview
“Here, I will give you an introduction to the medium of gouache and how to build up a basic scene or still life using simple shapes.”
In this video lesson Jessica Smith addresses the topic: An Introduction to Gouache, 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
“In this lesson, I'm going to be talking you through the different types of gouache, the pros and cons of each. and the reasons why I love gouache. So some of the reasons I love gouache is because they come in such a beautiful range of colours. They're so easy to mix, a really, really user-friendly paint. And the colors are so opaque and I love that really. poppy, playful, bold, colour palette in all of my illustrations. Gouache is a really, really lovely material to work with. It's somewhere between watercolour and acrylic and you get the both the best worlds really. I'm going to be talking...”
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Course summary for: Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache
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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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