Travel Sketchbook Illustration with Gouache
Adding Shadow
A course by Jessica Smith , Ilustradora y artista
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Adding Shadow
Overview
“To bring this unit to a close, I will show you how to add shadow and bring depth to your illustration. This step helps to bring the image to life and intensify the realism. ”
In this video lesson Jessica Smith addresses the topic: Adding Shadow, 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, we're going to be adding some shadows onto our final project. I'm going to be using only coloured pencils for this. In a really, really small number of colours. I don't wanna overcomplicate things too much. Adding shadows really brings the piece to life, so I'm going to show you how you can So when adding shadow, I'll take a little look at the reference images. Like I said before, it doesn't need to be exact, but I'll look at the elements. So for this, it will be the houses and the boats. And obviously the people I've add in, even though they're not really in the photo. But ...”
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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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