Scientific Illustration for Pattern Design
Pencil beetles
A course by Diana Flores Blazquez , Scientific Illustrator
Joined February 2020
Joined February 2020
About the video: Pencil beetles
Overview
“In this lesson we are going to make several drawings based on the live beetles, using the graphite pencils. We will practice the techniques of volume, light and shadow that we learned in unit 2.”
In this video lesson Diana Flores Blazquez addresses the topic: Pencil beetles, which is part of the Domestika online course: Scientific Illustration for Pattern Design. Learn analog and digital techniques to design illustrated patterns with a protagonist: the beetle.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we will create multiple beetle drawings inspired by various species. We'll apply all the techniques learned from earlier units. For demonstration. i'll draw a beetle based on a live However. if you lack a live specimen. a reference image can be a great alternative. and I'll provide some in the additional resources section. As noted in the observation segment. our beetles exhibit a notably form. so we'll initiate by sketching a fundamental oval shape. This will serve as the foundation for our We also observed that they have a dividing line splitting them into two equal sides ...”
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Course summary for: Scientific Illustration for Pattern Design
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Digital Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Pattern Design, Traditional illustration
Diana Flores Blazquez
A course by Diana Flores Blazquez
Diana Flores Blázquez is a Mexican visual artist and illustrator who mainly works in digital scientific illustration. She graduated from a Master's degree in illustration five years ago and developed her brand project, which is inspired by nature and real species to create elements of decoration and design. Since then, she has been working with private clients, institutions, and companies looking to bring the natural sciences to a wide variety of visual and artistic outlets.
Her clients range from people interested in a particular species to institutions and research centers, as well as stores and design brands. Diana has worked with UNAM and UAM in Mexico, the University of Campeche, and with brands such as Pineda Covalín.
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