Artistic Illustration Techniques with Graphite Pencils
Sketching and hatching techniques
A course by Ricardo Núñez Suarez , Illustrator
About the video: Sketching and hatching techniques
Overview
“With time handling pencil, you will begin to use it in a more proper way. However, there are certain techniques that we could say are the basis for starting others. In this lesson, I am going to show you some of the most common techniques for working with the pencil. It is not necessary to learn them all, time and practice will tell you which technique best suits your style.”
In this video lesson Ricardo Núñez Suarez addresses the topic: Sketching and hatching techniques, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Illustration Techniques with Graphite Pencils. Expand the pencil's limits in editorial illustration and learn the process to tell stories through drawing.
Partial transcription of the video
“Since we've finished our materials lesson. we'll now start with stroke and hatching techniques. The first we'll explore is called hatching and cross-hatching. We'll do it on a circle. turning it into a sphere. draw our circle. Let's commence using a 2H pencil. renowned for its excellent hardness. Drawings produced will exhibit relatively light lines. fostering self-assurance as we observe our sphere gradually forming. Remember. our strokes must align with the sphere’s contours and not stray aimlessly in any other direction. Let's begin by drawing lines towards the sphere to add volume. We'l...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Illustration Techniques with Graphite Pencils
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Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Ricardo Núñez Suarez
A course by Ricardo Núñez Suarez
Ricardo Suárez is a freelance illustrator from Colombia. Although he has illustrated his entire life, it wasn’t until he was thirty years old that it became his career. He left his Graphic Design job for advertising agencies in Australia to go back to Colombia and achieve his dream of becoming an illustrator. He took part in many exhibitions in Brazil, Colombia, England, and Cuba; He also obtained a grant to do a Master’s in Illustration, in the United States.
His biggest influence when illustrating is life itself, filled with stories, landscapes, and adventures that deserve to be illustrated in pencil, his favorite tool.
His work has been recognized by Latin American Illustration, American Illustration, Applied Arts Students Awards, Creative Quarterly, 3x3 Magazine, Manifest Gallery in the United States, HiiiBrand in China, Australian Centre for Moving Image, among others.
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