Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen

Naturalistic ink illustration

“We have reached the end of the course, I hope that everything you have learned has inspired you to start making your illustrations. Next, I will review the steps to follow to develop your final project: an image of fauna and flora full of life. Create a mood board or a chart of references, then make a few thumbnails to play with the composition and lighting.

Once the thumbnail is chosen, make the sketch of the project to begin with the inking and create a realistic image following the techniques seen in the course. Then digitize the image and apply the digital color in Photoshop. For your final project I recommend a lot of patience, this technique is characterized by the level of detail. Practice your stroke to make it more polished. Remember that between all of us we can have an opinion and appreciate the work of others, this will enrich individual work and the learning of all as a community. I invite you to participate in the forums and to join us in this process. I'm glad you finished the course! I hope that everything I shared will be of great help to you and motivate you to achieve great projects using this technique or mixing it with another. For me it is a great honor that you have chosen to take this course and I hope that I have met your expectations. Do not forget to share your process in the forums to see the evolution of your work and your stroke. If you have any questions please share them in the forum, I will be attentive to help you. Thanks a lot! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We have reached the end of the course. By now, you will have improved your technique a lot through practice. Next, we will see the steps we did in the course so you can prepare your final project. We began by doing line practice exercises. We made lines from the shoulder, the elbow and the wrist. We worked on the fluidity of the lines. We also worked different tones of black and we saw how to give volume. With our hands ready, we went on to define the protagonist of our final project. For this, we made a mood board with the references we are going to use. I chose the Emerald t...”

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Course summary for: Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (285)
• 8105 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (2h 53m)
• 15 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration