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Floral Illustration with Gouache Paint

Offered By: Domestika

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Course Description

Overview

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Learn gouache techniques to paint an illustration of flora and fauna filled with color and detail
  • Introduction
  • Preparation
  • Starting to Create
  • Painting the Artwork
  • Cleaning up the Artwork Digitally
  • Final project
Nature is one of the best places to find inspiration for your illustrations. Pattern designer and illustrator Malin Gyllensvaan takes the unique shapes she sees in the natural world, and paints them with vibrant gouache paint. Her artwork has appeared in puzzles and greeting cards, and she has collaborated with clients like IKEA, Anthropologie, and Bespoke Press.

In this online course, learn how to draw flowers, leaves, and animals, then paint them with gouache. Explore drawing exercises and brushstroke techniques to create bold and beautiful illustrations. By the end of the course, you will be ready to master the gouache technique.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • The Love of Materials
  • The Mood Board
  • Playing Around with Materials
  • Finding Shapes
  • Painting and Creating Texture 1
  • Painting and Creating Texture 2
  • Thumbnails and the Final Sketch
  • The Greens
  • The Flowers and the Animals
  • The Details
  • Scanning the Image and Adjusting Colors
  • Removing the Background
  • Preparing to Print
  • Floral Illustration with Gouache Paint

Taught by

Malin Gyllensvaan

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