Playful Illustration with Watercolor & Colored Pencils
Inspirations
A course by Daria Solak , Illustrator
Joined September 2020
About the video: Inspirations
Overview
“It's really helpful to know a little about the people you are going to portray. Make sure you have a picture with their faces. Ask about pets, favourite clothes, hobbies—everything that might make your painting more personal. I will show you how to use the techniques taught in previous lessons and create a mood board to ensure you have all the information in place. Seeing a visual representation of all the elements will help you to choose the ones you want to include in your portrait. ”
In this video lesson Daria Solak addresses the topic: Inspirations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Playful Illustration with Watercolor & Colored Pencils. Explore patterns, textures, colors, and composition to create meaningful portraits filled with personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Inspirations In this lesson, we'll talk a bit about inspirations for our final project. I will draw Dan and Sara, my friends. I asked them a bit about their hobbies, favourite clothing items, and whatever they would like to see on their portrait to make it the most personal to them. It's important to gather some information about the people you will draw to make it the most fun possible for them to see. You can get that information and keep it on your computer or create a Pinterest board. I think it's a fun way to print out some of the pictures they send you and create a scrapbook from th...”
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Course summary for: Playful Illustration with Watercolor & Colored Pencils
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Colored Pencil Drawing, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Daria Solak
A course by Daria Solak
Daria Solak is a London-based illustrator from Poland. After completing a degree in graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and in Bologna, she began working as a freelance illustrator, using mainly traditional mediums like watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil. Heavily influenced by the ‘90s aesthetics of her childhood, she plays with vivid colors and textures to capture the world around her.
Daria has illustrated children’s books like Little Women, Little People, Big Dreams: Dolly Parton, and Big Wide Words in the Neighbourhood. In addition to creating custom portraits for countless families, she has also collaborated with brands such as CASETiFY, Anthropologie, Hallmark, and the Keith Haring Foundation.
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