Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration
Play with Ink 3
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Play with Ink 3
Overview
“With this video, I top off this introduction to ink.”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: Play with Ink 3, 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
“Play with ink These thinner papers will be much more absorbent than the watercolour paper, so you'll see that the ink is less dark, and it spreads more, especially if it's wet. It's a lot less black. The paper's taking away lots of the ink, so it's less dramatic, but actually it's interesting. This one's slightly thicker. You don't see the brushstrokes as well. It becomes... one whole shape. These are so unpredictable, whatever paper you choose, you see how it works. If you have an area of your paper that you don't want ink to go on, you can use something called masking fluid. So, this can ...”
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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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