Surrealist Illustration Inspired by Nature
Shading and Color Techniques
A course by Marco Mazzoni , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Shading and Color Techniques
Overview
“I will show you some practical examples to use different kinds of colored pencils and graphite. In this lesson, I'll provide some tips to make a good sketch without too many pencils, and we will play with contrast.”
In this video lesson Marco Mazzoni addresses the topic: Shading and Color Techniques, which is part of the Domestika online course: Surrealist Illustration Inspired by Nature. Use colored pencils to illustrate animals and natural elements with mood and symbolism.
Partial transcription of the video
“Shading and Color Techniques In this lesson I will show you some practical examples to use your colored pencil and your graphite and what you can do with shades. Let's start with graphite. The important thing is to start with the lighter one, like I said in the past lesson. For example, now I'll start with a frog face and I'll start with a lighter graphite I have because I need the first shade to work very well inside. The important thing is that you don't need to be precise when you work with the lighter graphite. The paradox is when you need a more impact work, you need to work with less ...”
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Course summary for: Surrealist Illustration Inspired by Nature
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Marco Mazzoni
A course by Marco Mazzoni
Marco Mazzoni’s passion for drawing began at the age of five, when he would sketch on any piece of paper he could find while waiting for his father to finish work at the paper mill. Experimenting with the boundaries of fine art has been a passion of Marco’s since he was a student. His artwork tells a compelling story, drawing inspiration from Sardinian mysticism and the plants and animals he sketched as a child.
Marco’s recent achievements include working on an illustrated version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic Poucette for the French publishing house Albin Michel Jeunesse, where he takes the reader on a captivating journey through his use of color and texture. His work is also exhibited in galleries and museums across Europe and North America.
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