Editorial Illustration of Characters in Gouache

Meet your teacher, Julia Bereciartu. She tells you a bit about her career and the artists that influence her before giving you an overview of the course content.

Begin with an introduction to the materials you need to complete the final project and discover everything about painting with gouache, including what makes it so unique. Then, follow Julia through some exercises to practice your brush skills and learn how to control the paint.

Choose the scene you want to illustrate and search for references to give it some context. Sketch your main characters and see how to fit them into a composition using thumbnails. Continue building on this concept until you have the final draft and discover how to choose a color palette for your illustration.

Now transfer your sketch to paper and start painting! Begin with patches of color and work your way down to the finer details, emphasizing them with gouache and colored pencils. Learn how to create texture to bring your piece to life by playing with paint opacity and dry techniques.

Once you've finished, Julia gives you some tips for scanning and editing
your illustrations in Photoshop to get them ready for professional printing.