Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
Homemade Substrate Preparation
A course by Julia Rouaux , Scientific and Naturalist Illustrator
About the video: Homemade Substrate Preparation
Overview
“Now I will show you step by step how to make a homemade scratchboard plate. I will teach you to prepare the base mixture, to paint in layers by sanding between each one of them and, finally, to paint with Chinese ink where the scraping will be carried out (covering the entire surface or a certain section, depending on the effect you are looking for). ”
In this video lesson Julia Rouaux addresses the topic: Homemade Substrate Preparation, 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
“Homemade substrate preparation In this lesson I will teach you how to prepare the substrate in a homemade way. For that, I will first show you the materials. These are two chemicals that are very easy to get because they are normally used, especially kaolin, to make makeup masks. Then we have titanium dioxide pigment, vinilic glue, that I use Plasticola, but it may be some other brand, Water. This is water-based varnish. It is generally used to protect the work and preserve the detail. After, this is a base It can be made of fibrofácil, chapadur or "hardboard". I have made a white acrylic b...”
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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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