Illustrated Stories Using Light and Shadows
Line
A course by Ina Hristova , Illustrator and graphic artist
About the video: Line
Overview
“¨The line is a point that went for a walk¨ Paul Klee. The line is used to describe, fix and specify the shapes. In this lesson, we will play with accident and chance. We are going to let go of your hand and discover new ways to use the materials we have. We will analyze the strength and pregnancy of the strokes. ”
In this video lesson Ina Hristova addresses the topic: Line, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Stories Using Light and Shadows. Discover the basic drawing elements to build scenes filled with depth and light.
Partial transcription of the video
“LINE In the previous lesson We saw the possibilities of working from the point. In this lesson we will focus on working with the line. The line helps us to describe, fix and specify different objects in space We think of the way of drawing as a way of fixing the different objects across lines It is an abstraction, since the eye perceives spots of different colors and different luminosity. The lines themselves do not exist, it is an abstraction. Visual artist Paul Klee said the line is a point that went for a walk. I really like that phrase and the whole concept behind it because everything ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Stories Using Light and Shadows
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Ina Hristova
A course by Ina Hristova
Ina Hristova is an illustrator that specializes in editorial work for youth and children, book covers, TV shows, as well as her own personal projects. She is from Bulgaria, Spain, and Mexico (all the places she has lived), and studied History of Art, which undoubtedly sparked her interest in wanting to keep learning and investigating. She then studied Illustration in the Escuela Massana in Barcelona.
In 2017, Ina created the Espai Brut workshop in Barcelona, a space that’s dedicated to illustration and graphic arts. She is a member Estudio Lapis, a visual communication studio located in Xalapa, Mexico.
She has worked for clients like Museo ABC, Fundación Coca-Cola, TV3 Catalunya, Dschungel Wien Theater, and more. She has illustrated books for editorials such as Ekaré, Bambú, Planeta, and Edicions del Periscopi.
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