Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
Final Touches
A course by Julia Rouaux , Scientific and Naturalist Illustrator
About the video: Final Touches
Overview
“Now the only thing left is to work on the lighting and the shadows and make the whiskers. In this lesson, I will give you some tips to get it done. ”
In this video lesson Julia Rouaux addresses the topic: Final Touches, 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
“Final touches This is the result of about one more hour of work. I finished the general layers, the first glitters, and I started to make some little shadows. What we will see now is how to make the final shadows, the finishing touches and whiskers. Different materials can be used for the shadows. I really like working with graphite for soft shadows. This is a graduated pencil, it is not a common mechanical pencil, but it is a little thicker, and since the Claybord is already marked and has all the texture, I can make very subtle shadows. Now we are going to complete the shadow of the eye t...”
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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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