Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color
Influences
A course by James Chapman , Illustrator and Author
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now we'll look closely at five of my main influences in creating art. By examining these people, each of which is extremely hard-working and deserving of attention in their field, we’ll see how different elements of other works can be brought together into a new unique style.”
In this video lesson James Chapman addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color. Explore your imagination and create vibrant illustrations with acrylic paint markers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now that you know me a little bit, we can talk about my influences in my art life and in my personal life. In my personal illustration work, I'm drawn to bright and colourful things, things that have a funny slant to them, so that's who I'll talk about today. The first on my list is Scott Campbell, and artist from America. He does cute little illustrations of great movie showdowns, like King Kong versus the Empire State or the monster from "Pan's Labyrinth". He makes anything look as cute and accessible as possible. Another artist I'd like to talk about is Olivia When. She is res...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

James Chapman
A course by James Chapman
James Chapman is an illustrator and children's author based in the UK. Realizing that he needed a break from so much time staring at a screen, he began experimenting with Posca paint markers and creating brightly colored works of art in a sketchbook.
James’ professional work is mostly animation and digital art, but his +50k Instagram followers know him for his colorful sketchbooks filled with film and pop culture references. He has collaborated with BuzzFeed, Babbel, the BBC, and CBS Television, and has published several books that explore words and sounds from around the world.
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