Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration
Explore Watercolour & Coloured Pencil 1
A course by Laura McKendry , Illustrator and Artist
Illustrate the natural world with an experimental approach using watercolor and ink
About the video: Explore Watercolour & Coloured Pencil 1
Overview
“Following our exploration with ink, we will practice working with watercolour, looking at how the medium moves and how to combine and mix colours. I will also demonstrate ways of working with coloured pencils over the top of watercolour layers. ”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: Explore Watercolour & Coloured Pencil 1, 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
“Explore watercolour & coloured pencil In this lesson, I'll introduce you to watercolour paint. It has similar properties to ink, and it's also quite an unpredictable medium. It's also a medium that lots of people don't like because there's a notion that there are very hard and fast rules about how you should and shouldn't use watercolour. Like ink, I really enjoy experimenting with watercolour and using it in different ways. And I'm gonna show you some of those ways now. This is the watercolour set that I mostly use. And as you can see, it's quite messy. It is a good idea to occasionall...”
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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
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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