Character Painting with Gouache and Colored Pencils
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Channel your inner magic and bring meaningful characters to life with gouache paint, colored pencils, and digital tools
Expressing different versions of yourself through art is an opportunity to heal, connect with your inner magic, and in turn, with others. Artist Sarah Walsh channels her emotions on an intuitive level when creating character-based illustrations. She has worked for companies like The Washington Post The Guardian, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Crate & Barrel.
In this course, Sarah teaches you about character study and the basics of acrylic gouache, mixed with colored pencils. Discover how to use visual tools to tell stories and bring characters to life. Create from the heart, and channel your inner self through iconic characters!
Begin the course by getting to know artist and illustrator Sarah Walsh. She talks through the creative career that has led her to work with renowned publishers, along with the influences that inspire the work she creates.
Dive into the materials needed for the course, from paints to sketchbooks. Then create a mood board filled with inspiration, and experiment with different techniques for working with your chosen materials. Explore color theory and try different combinations in your sketchbook before creating initial sketches of all your elements.
Take your favorite sketches and turn them into thumbnails for your final composition. Choose the colors for your finished piece, applying the concepts from earlier in the course, then transfer your illustration onto paper ready for painting.
Put the finishing touches to your work using the digital tools of Procreate. To finish the course, Sarah shares her advice for sharing your work on social media, including editing your photos and writing captions.
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