Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration
Build an Image with Mixed Media
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Build an Image with Mixed Media
Overview
“Finally, I will experiment with mixed media, combining the reference images I have gathered in this unit through drawing from life and mark-making. I will explore how to create an image of a bowl of plums combining different materials and techniques. ”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: Build an Image with Mixed Media, 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
“Build and image using mixed media So you remember in the first lesson of this unit when I was drawing the plums and I got to a stage where I had a bowl full of plums, and I want to go back to that and I want to explore how I can depict that kind of glut of plums in a bowl using mixed media, so this lesson will be about how to apply the use of mixed media to create an image. Whenever you're drawing something, it could be flowers or a plant or shells or vegetables or fruit or whatever it is, it can create some new colour palettes and some interesting ideas if you put it on a background other ...”
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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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