Visual Storytelling with Graphite for Beginners
Influences
A course by Siamés Escalante , Illustrator and graphic designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I like a lot of artists and illustrators and they all influence my work in one way or another. In this lesson, I will share five of my favorites with you.”
In this video lesson Siamés Escalante addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Storytelling with Graphite for Beginners. Create illustrations that tell a story with a variety of graphite pencils.
Partial transcription of the video
“LESSON 2 Influences Throughout these years I have discovered the work of artists and illustrators that have marked and influenced my work. Now I want to tell you about five. I like many, but I want to tell you about just five. The first is John Bauer. His illustrations for children's books have a gallery-worthy preciousness. He has a super detailed and super specific style, which, in truth, fascinates me. What I like about his style is that he is not the typical children's illustrator, but he has a way of telling stories which is very baroque, one might say. Although they are illustrations ...”
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Course summary for: Visual Storytelling with Graphite for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Narrative, Pencil Drawing, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Siamés Escalante
A course by Siamés Escalante
Adrianna “Siamés” Escalante is a Mexican illustrator born in the Yucatán province, currently living in Mexico City. Her style is inspired by Japanese culture and by the extraordinary imaginative world of children's stories. The illustrations that she creates are considered wholesome and full of life, capable of transporting the viewer to a universe of innocence, fantasy, and melancholy.
She works in editorial as well as creating commercial pieces for clients such as Penguin Random House, Vans, Izzi Telecom, and el Palacio de Hierro. Her work has been exhibited in various art galleries.
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