Creative Watercolor Sketching for Beginners
Furry Blurry
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Furry Blurry
Overview
“In this lesson we’re going to let go of control and explore what happens when we add paint to wet paper. Expect the unexpected!”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: Furry Blurry, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Watercolor Sketching for Beginners. Paint exciting watercolor illustrations by exploring playful and unconventional techniques in your sketchbook.
Partial transcription of the video
“So in the last lesson we were applying paint to dry paper, which is fairly easy to control. In this lesson, we're going to look at what happens when you use paint onto wet paper. So we're going to wet the paper first and then add different amounts of paint to it to see what happens. So to start with, i'm going to use Just start circular object like a cup to draw some circles on my paper. And I'm using loose sheets of paper rather than my sketchbook for this. because I want to be able to cut them out and stick them in. I want to be able to make notes next to them and scribbles and just see w...”
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Course summary for: Creative Watercolor Sketching for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Laura McKendry
A course by Laura McKendry
Laura McKendry is an illustrator and artist based in London, UK, who is renowned for incorporating unusual tools and materials into her watercolor and ink-based pieces. Her work can be found on greeting cards, wrapping paper, homeware, and fine art prints for clients like Artko, Impress, Jaccart, Laura Ashley, Papyrus, WHSmith, and Waterstones.
Her book cover illustration for André Alexis’ novel Fifteen Dogs was nominated for the V&A Illustration Awards in 2016. She also teaches short courses on drawing and illustration at Central Saint Martins and the University of Arts London, and runs online workshops that focus on finding ways to unlock creativity while perfecting creative techniques.
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