Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen
The face of the bird
A course by Ricardo Macía Lalinde , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Joined January 2016
Joined January 2016
About the video: The face of the bird
Overview
“In this lesson I will start with the inking of the illustration, I will start with the head of the bird. I will teach you a technique that will help you train the eye and achieve a realistic style. ”
In this video lesson Ricardo Macía Lalinde addresses the topic: The face of the bird, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen . Explore ink techniques using a ballpoint pen and learn to master line work to create eye-catching shadow, light and texture .
Partial transcription of the video
“The bird's face In this lesson we will start inking the final project, and I will show you a very useful tip to make your image more realistic. We will print our reference image of the animal we chose and print it on standard or printer paper, preferably a very thin sheet. We will place this image on top of our sketch which we transferred to paper. For this, we'll use a technique similar to traditional animation, where we will lift the image and then replace it, which will generate small jumps between the reference image and the one we are illustrating. We will see some small changes and we...”
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Course summary for: Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Ricardo Macía Lalinde
A course by Ricardo Macía Lalinde
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Ricardo Macía is a graphic designer who recently made a professional detour to devote himself to the art of illustration. Throughout his career he has worked with brands like [i]Editorial Norma[i], the University of Antioquia, and the newspaper [i]El Colombiano[i]. His favorite tool is the ballpoint pen because it enables him to recreate virtually any texture and enrich his illustrations with realism.
In recent years, he's been working on a personal project where he creates dreamlike worlds that question society and individual identity. Animals and organic shapes can be found in most of his work as symbols of protest against mankind's destruction of nature and threat to the very existence of the human race.
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