Artistic Illustration Techniques with Graphite Pencils
Make the sketch a professional illustration
A course by Ricardo Núñez Suarez , Illustrator
About the video: Make the sketch a professional illustration
Overview
“Once the drawing configuration for which we will definitely go is chosen, I start working on the final sketch, where I propose the protagonist of the illustration and the elements that will accompany it. Then, we will go to the final paper where we will start working on the final illustration.”
In this video lesson Ricardo Núñez Suarez addresses the topic: Make the sketch a professional illustration, 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
“In the previous lesson. we learned to extract keywords from text and create preliminary sketches. Now. we must refine these sketches to make them presentable for clients or as reliable references. This step is crucial for ensuring that our work is both professional and effective. to make our illustration. Here I have my preliminary sketch. The frog must have certain characteristics. making it clear that it's not a glamorous or pretty frog. I need to remember that my goal is to engage the viewer and convince them that this frog isn't as unattractive as it seems. Let's examine these figures a...”
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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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