Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color
Pen Techniques
A course by James Chapman , Illustrator and Author
About the video: Pen Techniques
Overview
“In this lesson, I’ll go into detail on how and why POSCA pens are so versatile and useful for a sketchbook project, showing the key techniques I’ve developed to get the most out of them so we can create bright, colourful and neatly finished pieces of art.”
In this video lesson James Chapman addresses the topic: Pen Techniques, 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
“In this lesson we'll be talking about all the pen techniques you can use with Posca pens. Let's get started. Okay, so first we're gonna take of our pens and we're going to see how we can fill a large area in a short amount of time. Taking the pink hair, we can draw a circle. Now with a thinner nib, this could take a while to fill in, so if you have a thicker one, then it can easily be done in a matter of seconds. Using a smooth up and down zigzag technique, as we move the pen across the page, we'll do a very uniform layer of pink. Now that our pink cycle is done, We can put our pen away and...”
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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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- Level: Beginner
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