Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache
Sketching and Composition
A course by Jessica Smith , Ilustradora y artista
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Sketching and Composition
Overview
“To begin the creative process, I will take you through how to sketch your drawing as well as the materials you can use to do this. I will also talk you through artistic licence and how you can put your own mark on each one of your illustrations.”
In this video lesson Jessica Smith addresses the topic: Sketching and Composition, 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
“ Sketching and Composition In this lesson, I'll talk you through sketching and composition, how to draw out your final project, the materials you can use to do so, and some little tips on composition, and how to place things within your illustration. To create my final project, I'll be using this red coloured pencil. I use a coloured pencil because I don't like the look of lead pencil lines underneath my illustrations. I find that coloured pencil is much easier to colour over. If you can use the lighter colour, then the lighter colour, the better. I like to use pink sometimes because I fin...”
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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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