Fan Art Drawing with Watercolor and Colored Pencils

A course by Ana Ilustra , Designer and Illustrator

Designer and Illustrator. Salvador, Brazil.
Joined August 2019

Learn to illustrate female characters with personality and essence, from the first strokes to the final artwork

98% positive reviews (90)
2,240 students
Audio: Portuguese
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn to illustrate female characters with personality and essence, from the first strokes to the final artwork

If you're a fan of both art and entertainment, fan art might be the ideal way for you to express your artistic side. Designer and illustrator Ana Paula Azevedo, better known as Ana Ilustra, has built a successful career and gained thousands of followers on social media with her pieces inspired by TV and film characters.

In this course, learn to reinterpret popular characters using watercolors and colored pencils. With Ana as your guide, discover different ways to find your own style as well as techniques for perfecting your lines and strokes. By the end of the course, you'll have composed an original illustration to share with the world.

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What will you learn in this online course?

13 lessons & 25 downloads

Materials
1 minute, 55 seconds
Finding your drawing style
5 minutes, 47 seconds
Testing painting techniques
8 minutes, 43 seconds
Reference search
3 minutes, 19 seconds
Drafts
8 minutes, 25 seconds
  • 98% positive reviews (90)
  • 2,240 students
  • 13 lessons (1h 15m)
  • 25 additional resources (10 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Compose a fan art piece depicting a female character using watercolors and colored pencils to add your personal touch.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, whether professional or just starting out, designers, creatives, and anyone interested in creating unique fan art.

Requirements and materials

No previous experience is necessary to take this course.

All you need are watercolors and watercolor paper, paintbrushes, colored pencils, a white ink pen, and some basic drawing materials.


Reviews

2,240 Students
90 Reviews
98% Positive ratings
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Ana Ilustra

A course by Ana Ilustra

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Designer and Illustrator

Ana Paula Azevedo is a Brazilian designer and illustrator, better known as Ana Ilustra. She holds a degree in design from the Federal University of Bahia and has experience in the publishing and advertising fields.

She has collaborated with brands like Faber-Castell, Pilot, Wacom, XP-Pen, Cornershop, and more. She currently dedicates herself to signature pieces and fan art using a combination of watercolors and colored pencils, and her creations have already gained her thousands of followers on social media.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    First steps

    • Materials
    • Finding your drawing style
    • Testing painting techniques
    • Understanding colors in watercolor
  • U3

    From sketch to final results

    • Reference search
    • Drafts
    • Watercolor base
    • Detailing
  • U4

    Final touches

    • Photographing illustration with smartphone
    • Digital Editing in Photoshop
    • Documentation of the process for social networks
  • FP

    Final project

    • Fan Art Drawing with Watercolor and Colored Pencils

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • 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.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

  • Certificates
    Plus

    If 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Watch professionally produced courses

    Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.


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.

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Fan Art Drawing with Watercolor and Colored Pencils. Illustration course by Ana Ilustra

Fan Art Drawing with Watercolor and Colored Pencils

A course by Ana Ilustra
Designer and Illustrator. Salvador, Brazil.
Joined August 2019
  • 98% positive reviews (90)
  • 2,240 students