Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
Care and Digitization of the Work
A course by Julia Rouaux , Scientific and Naturalist Illustrator
About the video: Care and Digitization of the Work
Overview
“Finally, I will tell you how you can protect the artwork, and I will give you some recommendations to digitize it. In addition, I will also show you some adjustments and retouching that I usually make in Photoshop to round off the image. ”
In this video lesson Julia Rouaux addresses the topic: Care and Digitization of the Work, 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
“Care and digitization of the part In this lesson I will show you how to take care of the work and I will give you some recommendations to digitize it. As a first step, I will show you the materials. This is water-based varnish, there are different brands and can be used matte or semi-matte. In this case I will use eggshell. I will also use a soft brush so that it does not leave marks, and gloves to protect the hands. As a first step, we will clean the surface very well to make sure there is no residue before varnishing. To protect the table I put a base, in this case it is a "foamboard", bu...”
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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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