Watercolor Illustration with Japanese Influence

Overview

“Let's generate contrast between the character and the background. Let's paint full remembering the exercise of the previous unit. Finally we will delineate with a fine brush those parts that we want to highlight. Look at your illustration, check the contrasts and if you feel it necessary, add some details. ”

In this video lesson Flor Kaneshiro addresses the topic: Characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Illustration with Japanese Influence. Give your drawings an ancient identity with the Sumi-e painting technique.

Partial transcription of the video

“Characters Now we'll paint the character. We'll apply the exercise of washes that we practised earlier. I'll use ochre so there's a contrast with the colours. I'll paint the whole kimono using a wash. Now I'll use pink to paint the character's cheeks, ears, feet and hands. Using a thin brush, I'll paint the details on the kimono. I'll use a brown and ochre blend. Now I'll outline the character. I'll continue to use a thin brush, for example, this is a number 0. I'll choose sepia or dark brown. For the lines, the colour has to be very saturated, you can use it straight from the tablet. We ca...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Illustration with Japanese Influence

• Level: Beginner
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• 50503 students
• 5 units
• 22 lessons (3h 15m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting