Watercolor Illustration: Recreate Your Most Iconic Scenes
A course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado , Illustrator
Joined October 2012
Master the expressiveness, details, and layout of watercolor painting to produce stunning illustrations
Master the expressiveness, details, and layout of watercolor painting to produce stunning illustrations
The illustrator and teacher Carlos Rodríguez Casado is an expert in the watercolor technique. He works the organic textures with mastery, playing with the different effects that watercolor offers: from more worn textures that he applies in his cartoons to realistic details created through the superposition of layers for his innumerable portraits for publishing and press.
This is his third course at Domestika and perhaps his most personal one, as it shows the techniques he has developed in his career as an illustrator, based on his own observation of watercolor and how pigment and water interact on paper. He will show you how to apply the techniques in both dry and wet formats so that you’re able to illustrate a still from your favorite movie.
In his first course, Watercolor Portrait Sketchbook, Carlos introduces you to drawing and watercolor techniques to create spontaneous portraits anywhere; in his second, more advanced course, he shows you the keys and techniques to create a Caricature in Watercolor.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 17 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (194)
- 4,214 students
- 20 lessons (4h 57m)
- 17 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Illustrate in watercolor a film still, working the different planes and blurring effects with wet and dry techniques.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
People with medium-level knowledge in watercolor who want to improve their technique.
Requirements and materials
You will need previous knowledge of watercolor to take this course. Regarding materials, you’ll need brushes, paper, watercolors, pencil, and an eraser.
Reviews
A course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado
Carlos Rodríguez Casado was born in Palencia (Spain) in 1993. He’s always been interested in drawing and art, the reason why he moved to Madrid to begin Graphic Design studies, leaving them later for those of Illustration.
He currently works as a press and editorial illustrator. His cartoons in watercolor have graced the pages of different national newspapers such as El Mundo, El Español, Interviú, Cambio 16, Líbero, and other international publications, as well as television media such as Movistar Cero, through a collaboration with Jot Down.
One of his pieces became the official image of the successful MTV series Teen Wolf, and it has been exhibited both in Times Square and at the Art Directors Club in New York.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Water and color
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Watercolors, brushes and paper
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Water control 1
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Water control 2
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Water control 3
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The Importance of Color 1
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The Importance of Color 2
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U3
Watercolors with depth
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Preparing to paint: plans, lace and light
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The light on the scene
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We take off our glasses 1
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We take off our glasses 2
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The background of our scene 1
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The background of our scene 2
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U4
Like on the big screen
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Direct to the eye: planes 1
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Direct to the eye: planes 2
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Final glazes 1
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Final glazes 2
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Scenes, scenes, scenes ...
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FP
Final project
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Watercolor Illustration: Recreate Your Most Iconic Scenes
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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joannasmithnz
This course gave me a whole new way of approaching watercolours. Very helpful
mariarnaiz
PlusMe parece un curso Excelente!!!
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està bé
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felcaroli
està bé
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beatriz_mirloblanco
Este curso me ha ayudado a entender por fin cómo se comporta el pigmento con el agua, y tener una buena base técnica, para evitar errores que cometía todo el tiempo sin saber por qué. Por eso lo recomiendo, no sólo para nivel intermedio sino también para comezar de una manera más exacta, y sentar una buena base entendiendo qué está pasando en el papel y por qué. El profesor lo explica muy bien y dando las claves para poder hacerlo uno mismo en casa.
Estoy aprendiendo mucho, muchas gracias!
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