Specialization in Creative Illustration with Acrylic Paint

Course summary

• U1: Get inspired

  • Introduction

  • Referents and influences | Maya Hanisch

  • Influences | Maru Godas

  • Influences | Adolfo Serra

  • Influences | Florencia Fraschina

  • Influences | Ariel Olivetti

• U2: Introduction to Floral Illustration with Acrylic

  • The materials

  • The sketch

  • Transfer of the sketch to the notebook or "first layer"

  • Color palette and "first layer" finish

  • The second layer

  • Adding volume, light and shadow

  • Painting details

• U3: Acrylic Painting Step by Step: Create Incredible Landscapes

  • Nature as a source of inspiration

  • Painting outdoors or in the studio?

  • Sketch materials

  • Acrylic paint: types and mediums

  • Papers, fabrics, brushes and palettes

  • Color and emotional landscapes: the Rothko charts

  • There is a jungle in my brush!

  • Nature textures: skies, seas and mountains 1

  • Nature textures: skies, seas and mountains 2

  • Nature textures: skies, seas and mountains 3

  • The nature of the abstract: synthesis of color and form

  • Composition and depth tricks

  • Sketches, Color Studies, and Scene Creation

  • Transfer to canvas: fitting and backgrounds 1

  • Transfer to canvas: fitting and backgrounds 2

  • Points of interest and half plane 1

  • Points of interest and half plane 2

  • Points of interest and half plane 3

  • Close-ups, details and finishes 1

  • Close-ups, details and finishes 2

• U4: Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe

  • Fantasy, imagination and creativity

  • Magical thinking in art

  • Tarot

  • Interpreting an arcane: concept and creative thinking

  • Interpreting an arcane: tools to generate ideas

  • Acrylic, watercolor and gouache

  • Brushes and their strokes

  • Playing with acrylics: techniques

  • Playing with acrylics: other possibilities

  • Experimentation: textures, patterns and effects

  • Experimentation: other alternatives

  • Acrylic markers

  • The sketch and the color

  • Working the final illustration 1

  • Working the final illustration 2

  • The deck

• U5: Introduction to Acrylic Landscape Painting

  • Observation of Landscapes

  • The Visual Rhythm

  • Materials and the Craft

  • Formal Experimentation 1

  • Formal Experimentation 2

  • Glazes

  • How to Form Colors

  • Complementary Contrasts

  • Cold - Warm Contrast

  • Contrast of Light and Shadow

  • Composition Tips

  • Layout of the Painting

  • Shadow, Light and Texture

  • Details and Varnish

• U6: Character Illustration with Acrylic

  • Materials

  • Light and shadow 1

  • Light and shadow 2

  • Drawing and shading

  • Color

  • Watering technique and transparent glazes

  • Lighting and volume

  • Final details

  • Conservation digitization and format

  • Editorial review

• Final project

  • Specialization in Creative Painting with Acrylics