Story Illustration with Paper
Your way to trim
A course by Estrellita Caracol , Visual Artist and Illustrator
Joined December 2013
Joined December 2013
About the video: Your way to trim
Overview
“I think that cutting is as unique and personal as drawing, clipping equals the stroke. Here we will experience different ways to find which one is the most comfortable, attractive and suitable for our project. Surely you will discover one that gives you a result that you like, it seems interesting or it makes you feel identified. ”
In this video lesson Estrellita Caracol addresses the topic: Your way to trim, which is part of the Domestika online course: Story Illustration with Paper. Explore the possibilities of paper and learn to illustrate using collage techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“YOUR WAY TO CUT In this lesson we will look for the right way to trim. First I will tell you what is the way I use and then we will look for the right way for you. To find our way to cut we will use the sketch cards, which are common cards of two or three colors. At first, I suggest trimming abstract shapes randomly, Let's see what types of cuts we get, Without seeking to cut straight or perfect. I already have a way to cut, because as I cut a long time ago I find it natural. I'm just going to cut a shape here, Like a kind of llama. I cut it directly without drawing and if I see that there ...”
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Course summary for: Story Illustration with Paper
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Collage, Creating with Kids, Narrative, Paper Craft, Traditional illustration
Estrellita Caracol
A course by Estrellita Caracol
Natalia Spadaro, better known as Estrellita Caracol, is an Argentine illustrator. She studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires, but later taught herself illustration, specializing in collage.
Her illustrations have been featured in books and magazines from a range of publishers like Atlántida, Edelvives, MacMillan, Puerto de Palos, Estrada, Treintayseis, Gerbera, and Kalimat from the United Arab Emirates. She has also participated in numerous exhibitions. In 2013, her illustrations were chosen to compete in the Fourth Ibero-American Illustration Contest and the Guadalajara International Book Fair. She currently works as a freelance artist, designer, and illustrator and teaches workshops on collage and illustration for both adults and children.
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