Pop Painting

Camilla D'Errico is a painter and manga artist whose characters and works are international sensations. She is the co-author of the best-selling title Pop Mange.

"An essential guide for artists and anyone interested in contemporary art."—HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, Comics Grinder"Camilla d’Errico’s vibrant personality and beautiful spirit overflows into her wonderfully unique and emotionally powerful art. In Pop Painting, a bright and insightful look into Camilla’s artistic mind, she generously shares her heartand creativity with the world, and inspires and encourages with every colorful page."—BRANDI MILNE, Surrealist painter"Pop Painting is a lovely guideto Camilla’s process."—AMY SOL, visual artist

• Foreword by Greg “Craola” Simkins ixIntroduction 1PART 1 CREATING POP SURREALISMCH 1 Pop Surrealism: What Is It? 5The Evolution of Pop Surrealism 7Pop Surrealism—Be Inspired! 10CH 2 Originality, Inspiration,and Intuition 13What Inspires Me 14Finding Inspiration 14Using Intuition: Go withYour Gut! 14Choosing Colors Intuitively 17Choosing Titles Intuitively 17Becoming a Better Artist 17CH 3 Tools of the Trade 19Paint 20Drawing Tools 23Brushes 25Painting Surfaces 26Easels 26Other Helpful Tools 29Selecting Your Tools 29CH 4 The Artist’s Studio 31Setup 32Organization 35Safety 35Creative Space: What Is Needed 35Outer Studio vs. Home Studio 36CH 5 Sketching, Studies, or Just Doing It? 39Sketching: Trials and Errors 39Practice First 40Do It! 40CH 6 Composition 43Juxtaposition 44What to Do if You Run Out of Room 44What to Do When Something Is Missing 47CH 7 Pushing Boundaries 49Paint with Your Gut, Not Your Head! 50Dealing with Blocks and Dry Spells 50Don’t Let Failure Get toYour Heart: Move On! 53CH 8 Evoking Emotions 55Tapping into Emotions 56Your Emotions While Painting 56Getting in the Mood 56Coloring Emotion 59Subject Matter and Emotion 59Expressing Your Emotional Meaning 60The Power of Emotions 60CH 9 Blending 63Blending Basics 64Blend, Set, Go! 71Light and Shadows 72Depth: An In-Depth Look 74PART 2 PAINTING POP SURREALISMTop Ten Questions 78Tips and Tricks 82CH 10 Step-by-Step Examples 85Humans 87Eyes 89Lips 99Hair 109Skin 117Depth 125Animals 133Fur 135Wings 143Baby Animals 149Rainbow Tigers 159Melting Effects 167Pools of Color 169Melting Rainbow 175Twisting Reality 183Combining Cuteness 185Tentacles 193Cartoons and Caricatures 201Butterfly Kisses 209CH 11 Black and White:Paint Drawing 217Surface Preparation and Underdrawing 218The Paint Drawing Process 218How to Paint Straight Lines 221How to Paint over theCanvas Edges 221CH 12 Passion to Profession 225My Art Evolves 226How I Learned to LovePainting 228Finding My Creative Homein Pop Surrealism 228On Being a ProfessionalArtist 231Approaching Galleriesand Getting Started 231Presenting Your Portfolio 232Dealing with Rejection 232Validate Yourself 234Afterword 236Credits 237Index 238