Spain (Barcelona)
Maru Godàs
Maru Godàs (Barcelona, 1966) Artist, illustrator and graphic designer formed in IDEP Design School and the School of Fine and Technical Arts La Llotja, in Barcelona. Specialized in digital illustration and new narratives. During last years she combined the artistic side of painting and sketching with the technology of illustrated books. Maru has worked over 20 years as an illustrator and freelance designer for publishers such as RBA publishers, National Geographic, "La Caixa” Foundation, Adobe Systems, Fashion and Arts Magazines among others. She is the author of different illustraded books: “Park Güell Journey” (Zahorí books), “Belleza Orgánica” (Gustavo Gili), “We met in Chicago” (selfpublished).
She formed part of USk Symposium as a instructor in Chicago (2017) and Porto (2018). In 2020 she filmed a gouache course on the Domestika plattform. Currently she is combining her commissions as a professional illustrator, her book projects and her teaching activity doing urban sketching workshops and illustration classes.
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Language skills:
English, Spanish
Workshop SA13 (English): September 11, 14:00-17:00
Gouache and friends!
How to use gouache and mixed media for Urban Sketching
This workshop is focused on gouache technique for urban sketching, combining the use of other materials, such as colored pencils, graphite pencil and crayons. The use of different materials allows to offer vibrant drawings and amazing textures. The goal is to use layers of gouache paint and add details, strokes and textures with other materials on top.
We will also review the colored pencils technique, and how to combine with other materials. At the same time we will explore different types of composition and visual reading rythms.
In this workshop participants will:- Discover how to apply the use of gouache and mixed media techniques in urban sketching.
- Learn about how to use gouache paint in layers and mixing dry techniques such a color pencils, fatty crayons, graphite pencil, etc.
- How to use a reduced color palette and how to match different textures of solid and line color.
- Understand different rhythms in your sketching plan (does it mean: when planning your sketch?) (lines of visual reading).
- Play with different examples of composition.
- portable empty plastic palette
- 3 paint brushes for wet techniques (thin, medium and thick). Not necessary high quality.
- Water container
- Paper: recommended a smooth and firm surface 250gm approx.(sheets), or mixed media techniques sketchbook A4 format.
- Color pencils (turquoise, yellow ochre, red, black, pink, etc)
- Graphite pencil (2B or 4B)
- Bulldog clips, paper towels to clean up
- A portable stool
