Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
The Technique
A course by Julia Rouaux , Scientific and Naturalist Illustrator
About the video: The Technique
Overview
“The scratchboard technique allows working with precise lines, generating great contrasts between lights and shadows, thus achieving impactful images. In this lesson, I will tell you about its origins and methodology. I will also show you some examples, including the favorite works of two of my top references in the technique. ”
In this video lesson Julia Rouaux addresses the topic: The Technique, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard. Learn how to capture the precise details and textures of animals in black and white.
Partial transcription of the video
“The technique In this lesson I will talk about the "scratchboard" technique, about its history and its foundations, and I will show you two of my main references. The "scratchboard" or "scrapboard" It was invented in the 19th century in Great Britain and France, but its use became popular in the middle of the 20th century in United States. It comes from the English "scratch", to scratch or scrape, and "board", table. It is a technique where you generally work with black and white on a special surface that can be scraped. The substrate or work support it is a medium that is made up of three ...”
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Course summary for: Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Engraving, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Traditional illustration
Julia Rouaux
A course by Julia Rouaux
Julia Rouaux has always been passionate about nature, even as a child, and she never missed an opportunity to draw it. This led her to take a scientific illustration course after completing her degree in biology and, ultimately, to combine both of her passions while pursuing a PhD in natural sciences.
She currently works as a freelance illustrator and teaches scientific and naturalist illustration. She has created illustrations for scientific studies, informative publications, undergraduate and postgraduate theses, and educational materials including images for three illustrated guides on mammals from South America and around the world.
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