Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache
Stains: Unlock your creativity
A course by Alinailustra, Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Stains: Unlock your creativity
Overview
“This is a very fun game that I usually do to lose my fear and work with the materials freely, even if I have not decided what to draw yet. Here it is important that you enjoy the process and do not worry so much about the final result, as it will be our first brainstorming for the final project.”
In this video lesson Alinailustra addresses the topic: Stains: Unlock your creativity, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache. Illustrate the scenes and characters you imagine using watercolor and gouache from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Having learned all the gouache and watercolor techniques I've shared. let's dive into a more exercise that I often use to spark and unlock my creativity. making the process both fun and inspiring. Here I already have my watercolor colors prepared and I'm going to start making stains without expecting them to be perfect or very well finished. It's an exercise to have fun and not focus too much on the result. As you do this exercise. don't forget the techniques you've mastered. such as wet-on-wet and color mixing on wet surfaces. along with all those other methods. We will do this exercise on...”
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Course summary for: Illustration Techniques with Watercolor and Gouache
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Children's Illustration, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Alinailustra
A course by Alinailustra
Carolina Alarcón holds a degree in graphic design and has more than a decade of professional experience as an illustrator and designer. The bulk of her work focuses on children's illustration, primarily for the publishing industry. She has collaborated with publishing companies such as Pearson México, Planeta, Norma, Piedra Santa, Santillana, and Revista Bacánika to name a few.
Carolina is the creative mind and hand behind Alinailustra, her personal online brand where she offers products decorated with her own illustrations and shares educational materials. She also recently launched ilustropik, an initiative centered around organizing activities and events to help promote work from illustrators in her city.
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