Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
Scraping or Scratching Exercises
A course by Julia Rouaux , Scientific and Naturalist Illustrator
About the video: Scraping or Scratching Exercises
Overview
“You will see the possibilities offered by working from the blank substrate, painting the entire surface, or just a part of it. I will show you how to "think negative" or, rather, subtractive. This means that the image is formed by reserving the shadows and removing material to reveal the highlights by scraping the ink to reveal the underlying white. In addition, you will learn how to perform tests with different tools to generate varied textures. ”
In this video lesson Julia Rouaux addresses the topic: Scraping or Scratching Exercises, 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
“Scraping or scratching exercises In this lesson I will show you the different possibilities that the "scratchboard" technique allows. As a first step I want to show you the differences between the Claybord and the Scrapeboard. Claybord is the original substrate that was created in the United States. It is made up of different layers and it is much stiffer and stronger. In addition, it allows a large number of corrections, that Scrapeboard does not allow. Generally comes in white and we put the layer of black ink. The Scrapeboard already has the ink layer. It is a cardboard, so it does not a...”
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Course summary for: Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
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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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