Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration
About Me
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Here, I will introduce myself and my world as an artist-illustrator, sharing the story that led me to where I am today. I talk about the clients I have worked with, what motivates my creative practice, and some of my personal drawing processes. ”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration. Illustrate the natural world with an experimental approach using watercolor and ink.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hi, welcome to this course. I'm Laura McKendry, I'm an illustrator and I live and work in London. To start with, I'll tell you a bit about myself, my background, and what led me into my role as an artist. After I finished school, I went to art college to do a year of Art Foundation. My intention at the end of that was to apply to university to study illustration, which I did. And then the day before the deadline, I had a panic and thought, this is a really tough industry to find a job, and I quickly retracted that application and put in another one for a totally non-creative de...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Laura McKendry
A course by Laura McKendry
Laura McKendry is an illustrator and artist based in London, UK, who is renowned for incorporating unusual tools and materials into her watercolor and ink-based pieces. Her work can be found on greeting cards, wrapping paper, homeware, and fine art prints for clients like Artko, Impress, Jaccart, Laura Ashley, Papyrus, WHSmith, and Waterstones.
Her book cover illustration for André Alexis’ novel Fifteen Dogs was nominated for the V&A Illustration Awards in 2016. She also teaches short courses on drawing and illustration at Central Saint Martins and the University of Arts London, and runs online workshops that focus on finding ways to unlock creativity while perfecting creative techniques.
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