Introduction to Illustration with India Ink
A look at the India ink
A course by Hilda Palafox , Illustrator, Artist, and Graphic Designer
About the video: A look at the India ink
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you some images of illustrators that I like and that work the ink in different ways, this will serve as a reference and inspiration for the technique we are about to learn.”
In this video lesson Hilda Palafox addresses the topic: A look at the India ink, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Illustration with India Ink. Explore the creative possibilities of this age-old technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] In this lesson I would like show you a couple of examples of pieces made with ink. First I want to show you a piece of Sesshu Toyo which is a very old piece piece made with India ink. They are shapes that are made with a lot of water and some with a little more ink. This depends on how you are loading the ink. As we can see, and what I like of this example is just that it is a piece where ... the India ink is used in a very organic way. This other one is the same author, but we can see that uses India ink in a slightly different way. We can see the different "layers" of depth create...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Illustration with India Ink
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration

Hilda Palafox
A course by Hilda Palafox
Hilda Palafox, better known as “Poni,” got her start working in the world of editorial illustration. More recently, she’s worked on developing her own style which has caught the attention of brands like Nike, Vans, Google, Sephora, and Red Bull.
Her pieces, which tend to be connected to nature and the female figure, can be found in a variety of places, from international exhibitions and magazines to an impressive mural on the streets of Australia.
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