Carved Stamps for Illustrated Compositions
Practical Carving Exercises
A course by Viktoria Åström , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Practical Carving Exercises
Overview
“We will go through the basics of rubber carving and practice our skills by creating a feather. This feather will be used later on in the course as part of the various compositions that you can create. ”
In this video lesson Viktoria Åström addresses the topic: Practical Carving Exercises, 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
“ Practical Carving Exercises In this lesson, I'll show you how to carve a feather, so you can practice your carving skills. I'll start by using the tracing paper and place it on top of my design. I've left this template in the downloads for you, so you can download it if you like, if you find it more convenient to dig into the carving bit. You can draw a feather, but I've already drawn one. If you choose to draw your own feather, it should be roughly 3.5 x 6 cm tall. I have a measure for this because we will be printing it on a gift box later and it needs to fit on top. You will start by t...”
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Course summary for: Carved Stamps for Illustrated Compositions
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fine Arts, Printing, Traditional illustration
Viktoria Åström
A course by Viktoria Åström
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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