Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
Fur Sketch
A course by Julia Rouaux , Scientific and Naturalist Illustrator
About the video: Fur Sketch
Overview
“One of the things you have to be more careful with is the fur. Here I will show you how to sketch it so you can get a realistic illustration. ”
In this video lesson Julia Rouaux addresses the topic: Fur Sketch, 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
“Fur sketch In this lesson I will show you how I sketch the fur. The first thing I do is to have one of the clean line sketches and then I go through it again and that's where I do all that is fur. I will use a red pencil so that it stands out well from the spot pattern. In many photos the orientation of the coat will not be seen, but it's one of the most important things because it is what will help us to give volume and realism to the work when we are working on the "scratchboard". What I will do is use as a reference the small pieces that I had and some parts that I printed a bit bigger t...”
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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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