Carved Stamps for Illustrated Compositions

Tools and Materials

A course by Viktoria Åström , Artist and Illustrator

Artist and Illustrator. Öckerö, Sweden.
Joined May 2020
100% positive reviews (94)
3,485 students
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About the video: Tools and Materials

Overview

“In this lesson, I will talk about rubber as a material and why I prefer it. I will go through all the materials you will need and show you basic techniques to get started. ”

In this video lesson Viktoria Åström addresses the topic: Tools and Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Carved Stamps for Illustrated Compositions. Learn how to carve a collection of handmade rubber stamps to print multiple compositions, from an illustration to simpler motifs or patterns.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I'm going to talk about the tools and materials that I'm going to use. But before I start doing that, I will tell you about the contents of the course. First, I'm going to show you how I will be doing the basic techniques of carving. And then I'll show you how I will be doing the designs to create a final motif. Then I will show you how to transfer the designs to the rubber. and how to carve it. We will then create the rest of the stamps to add depth and perspective to our main composition. Finally, we'll be assembling the motif and add some colors to create a nice and pleas...”

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Course summary for: Carved Stamps for Illustrated Compositions

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (94)
  • 3485 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (2h 26m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Craft, Illustration
  • Areas

    Arts & Crafts, Fine Arts, Printing, Traditional illustration

Viktoria Åström

Viktoria Åström
A course by Viktoria Åström

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Artist and Illustrator

Viktoria Åström is a freelance artist, illustrator, and animator based just outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. She studied computer science at Lund University, and later went on to study design for interactive media at Middlesex University.

As an artist, she does a lot of her work by hand with everything from watercolors, ink illustrations, and prints with carving rubber. She runs her own web shop on Etsy where she sells her work, and does illustrative and 2D animation work for clients. She has also worked as an art director for clients like Volvo, SCA, Wellspect, and Trelleborg AB.


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Carved Stamps for Illustrated Compositions. Craft & Illustration course by Viktoria Åström

Carved Stamps for Illustrated Compositions

A course by Viktoria Åström
Artist and Illustrator. Öckerö, Sweden.
Joined May 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (94)
  • 3,485 students