Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache
Adding Details 1
A course by Jessica Smith , Ilustradora y artista
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Adding Details 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will demonstrate how to add in all of the details on top of your base layer, from wispy clouds to the moon. If needed, make sure your paint is thick enough to cover up the sketch lines. ”
In this video lesson Jessica Smith addresses the topic: Adding Details 1, 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
“ Adding Details In this lesson, we'll be adding details on top of our base layer. We'll be using finer brushes for gouache and some coloured pencils as well. I'll start off by adding some of the pink wispy clouds into the sky. Using a technique that we used earlier, I'll use more of a wash of colour to get a more smooth and transparent effect. I'll be using this round brush. It's a nice soft brush. It will give that softer effect to the paint as well. As you can see, I'm adding quite a bit of water to this to give it a more transparent feeling on the page. Then I'm applying soft brushstrok...”
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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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