Watercolor Travel Journal
A course by Alicia Aradilla , Travel illustrator and watercolorist
Illustrate your travel experiences in an artistic and personal way
Illustrate your travel experiences in an artistic and personal way
Delving into experiences and expressing them on paper with watercolors has become the primary means of creative expression for artist Alicia Aradilla. Now a renowned contributor to the urban sketching community, Alicia started her artistic journey by leaving her graphic design job to travel the world and document her adventures. She now has over 110k followers on Instagram who admire her sketches full of color and originality.
In this course, learn the basic watercolor painting techniques for illustrating the first page of a travel diary. Work on composing a landscape, exploring colors, and creating elements like shadows, pencil sketches, and text to add personality and style to your work.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 13 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (2.4K)
- 51,526 students
- 17 lessons (2h 26m)
- 13 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint a page in your travel diary with watercolor using a landscape as your main subject.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For anyone interested in starting a travel diary or learning about watercolor.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required to take the course.
As for materials, you’ll need a sketchbook in A4 or A5 format, a pencil, a fountain pen, white gouache paint, watercolors, and paint brushes.
Reviews
A course by Alicia Aradilla
Alicia Aradilla is a Spanish illustrator who studied Fine Arts and Graphic Design in Madrid. She worked in advertising agencies and was an art director at Samsung for more than 3 years.
In 2016 he entered the world of urban sketch, becoming a benchmark in the sector by working for different international brands. In 2017, she quit her job as a designer to travel the world and document her experiences in her watercolor notebook. This adventure was shared with his thousands of followers on social networks, who were delighted with his drawings and stories.
She currently works as a freelance illustrator, taking this new creative trend to different projects.
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
Basics before you start
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About travel notebooks
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Materials
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Basic watercolor techniques
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The color
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Framing and depth
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U3
Production: designing the page and first strokes
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Choose the reference image
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Page composition
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Pencil drawing
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U4
Production: watercolor and ink
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First spots
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Entering details
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Final touches
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Ideas to complete your page
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U5
Your personal touch and the jump to the screen
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Your personal style
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The jump to social networks
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FP
Final project
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Watercolor travel notebook
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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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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emilychen98
PlusPlenty of details for beginners to follow. Each video with one topic to learn, easy to understand. Allow to review much more simpler later.
crimilgon
da mucha información sobre cómo pintar al aire libre y qué materiales son imprescindibles. su forma de pintar es bastante clásica, pero consigue resultados bonitos. el curso está muy bien.
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aherreruelag
Me ha encantado hacer el curso de Alicia Aradilla sobre cuaderno de viaje. Da mucha información, muchos tips y explica muy bien por lo que es muy fácil aprender con ella. Alicia es muy clara y profesional, por lo que recomiendo totalmente su curso. Estoy deseando plasmar mi próximo viaje o salida por la cuidad con mis acuarelas. Gracias Alicia, haces que viajar sea aún mas interesante y atractivo!!
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gezginfirca
Amazing, i love your draws!
magagasquez
Hola, aún no lo termino, pero hasta acá me encanta. Lo estoy disfrutando. Gracias
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