Creative Watercolor Sketching for Beginners
Taking a Spin With Colour 2
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Taking a Spin With Colour 2
Overview
“ Let's continue to define colour combinations from our photos.”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: Taking a Spin With Colour 2, 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 this final image, there's actually loads of colors that I would like to pick out, but I'm gonna try and limit it to five or six. And I like this darker blue and this kind of turquoise background. So I'm definitely going to include those two. And then maybe this kind of deep orangey red possibly this kind of burnt orange here, and then maybe... the colour of his coat. But there's obviously the colour of their faces as well. There's all sorts of colours that I could pick out, but I'm going to be selective about the ones that interest me the most. I'm going to start with the blues. and t...”
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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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