Color and Lighting Techniques with Acrylic Paint
Finishing the foundations of the illustration
A course by Sole Otero , Illustrator and Textile Designer
About the video: Finishing the foundations of the illustration
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to finish the surfaces and details of the illustration with the brush well loaded, taking into account the location of the objects depending on the distance and the contrast with the colors that we already have applied. I will use a cat's tongue brush that will help me cover medium surfaces, allowing me some control of the details.”
In this video lesson Sole Otero addresses the topic: Finishing the foundations of the illustration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Color and Lighting Techniques with Acrylic Paint. Learn to work with color harmoniously to create the perfect mood in your illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“Finishing the foundations of the illustration In this lesson we will see the last details of the base. These are some things that we will add here and there, which are not final details but part of the base of the illustration, but neither are part of the volume nor the distance. These are some things in between that we will add. To begin with, I am interested in highlighting the house which is at the bottom of the drawing, as a focal point, as to pay attention. So I'll use a little bit of the magenta. As the mixture I have it made on the palette, I have to be careful what part of the magen...”
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Course summary for: Color and Lighting Techniques with Acrylic Paint
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Category
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Creativity, Painting, Traditional illustration

Sole Otero
A course by Sole Otero
Sole Otero is an illustrator, textile designer, and comic artist. Her graphic novels and children’s books have been published around the world by publishers like La Cúpula or Salamandra Graphic. She was also awarded the FNAC Graphic Novel Award for her book Naftalina.
Color is the most salient feature of her compositions, but she compliments her storytelling by experimenting with words and illustrations. When she’s not creating, she shares her passion for art by teaching classes on expressive mediums, embroidery, knitting, illustration, and comics.
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