Illustration with Paint and Mixed Technique
A course by Jesús Benítez , Painter, Illustrator, and Character Designer
Learn to create characters by combining acrylics, oil paint, gouache, dye, and colored pencils
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 97% positive reviews (260)
- 5266 students
Learn to create characters by combining acrylics, oil paint, gouache, dye, and colored pencils
In this course, Jesús Benítez—an artist and illustrator known for his works based on cosmic terror, science fiction, and Mexican post-muralism—teaches you to explore different illustration techniques based on classical painting and helps you discover the best way to combine them to get the most out of them.
Taking the creation of a character as a starting point, work on anatomy, perspective, lighting, and color while learning the different techniques, tools, and materials in depth.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 8 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (260)
- 5266 students
- 15 lessons (3h 20m)
- 8 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Make an illustration combining different traditional techniques. Jesús Benítez teaches you how to work with acrylic, oil, gouache, ink, and colored pencil, but you can use whichever tools you feel most comfortable with.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for illustrators, designers, artists, and anyone interested in exploring traditional painting techniques to apply them to the creation of modern and alternative illustration.
Requirements and materials
It is not necessary to have prior knowledge of painting or to have worked with any of these techniques. You need only a basic understanding of drawing.
Regarding the materials, you need acrylic, oil, gouache, brushes, markers, a stylograph, colored pencils, and a support for painting.
Reviews
A course by Jesús Benítez
Jesús's training began by teaching himself at the age of 13, and his first canvases were walls. His current style, which is much more artistic and for which he uses his real name, Jesús Benítez, is the result of many years of practice painting in the street and his passion for classical painting and illustration.
He has participated in individual and collective exhibitions, showing the public his skills in disciplines as diverse as installation, graffiti, murals, sculpture, animation, and character design. He has also been invited to national and international mural festivals and has carried out projects in cities around the world, such as Hamburg, Rabat, Barcelona, San Francisco, Detroit, Valparaiso, and Tokyo, as well as in much of Mexico.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Composition and theory of color, light and pigment
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Theory of light color and pigment
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The color in the image
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materials
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Character Design
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Layout
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U3
Acrylic and Oil Painting
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Grisalla I
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Grisalla II
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Color in acrylic paint and atmospheric perspective
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Oil painting
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U4
Gouache and mixed media
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Gouache
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Mixed techniques I
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Mixed techniques II
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Final piece
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FP
Final project
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xClassical painting and mixed technique applied to the creation of characters
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
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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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
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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.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
shinimy
Lovely course so far!
enolcobreros
Muy buen curso, me encantó. Quiero más!
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melpomene_mr
Amazing course, it opens your possibilities
marioruz
PlusMuy buenas explicaciones, da gusto ver como domina cada técnica y cómo la explica, muchas gracias
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carolinacepeda
PlusGood course, however it is well suited to beginners