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Surrealistic Fineliner Illustration

Influences

A course by Redmer Hoekstra , Illustrator

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Audio: English

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“This is the lesson in which I will talk about the artists that have influenced me the most.”

In this video lesson Redmer Hoekstra addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Surrealistic Fineliner Illustration. Discover a new fantastic reality and learn how to create unpredictable drawings with an artisanal approach.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences In this lesson I would like to share some of my influences. First I would like to talk about René Magritte. I discovered he has made some of the same associations I do. When I discovered this one, the combination of the shoes and the feet, I felt like it legitimized my work because it's the same thing I do. The association that the shape and function of both is similar, and, at the same time, it shows that the way we cover up our feet with leather is very strange, so it also reflects on our behavior. This was very inspiring and also gave me kind of permission to make what I make....”

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Course summary for: Surrealistic Fineliner Illustration

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (751)
16374 students
4 units
15 lessons (1h 58m)
9 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration

Redmer Hoekstra

A course by Redmer Hoekstra

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Illustrator

Redmer Hoekstra graduated from the Art Academy in Zwolle (Netherlands) as a visual artist and illustrator in 2009. His work plays with form, meaning, and function, giving birth to strange, surprising, and funny illustrations that question our view of the world.

He works with fineliners, creating light and volume through shading, which gives life to his drawings. The purpose of Redmer’s work is to make people smile and think about their world and reality.