Artistic Illustration with Chinese Ink and Watercolor
Preliminary sketch
A course by Laura Behnke García , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Preliminary sketch
Overview
“Now that you have more practice with the brush, I will show you simple sketches that will later become the preliminary sketch of the illustration. ”
In this video lesson Laura Behnke García addresses the topic: Preliminary sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Illustration with Chinese Ink and Watercolor. Learn to create vibrant illustrations with a personal, artistic touch using India ink and watercolor.
Partial transcription of the video
“Preliminary sketch In this lesson I will show you my process of creating a sketch. In general, my work is super intuitive, and in this project I want to base myself on images that I like. I personally like nature and I like to link it with the human being. Somehow I feel than showing a profile of a face or hands, as if I manifest the presence of man within the image. That I would like to incorporate into this drawing. Therefore, I am going to start with the drawing of some hands. To start, we must see how the colors are, because in these pauses the Chinese ink dries up and the color gets da...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Illustration with Chinese Ink and Watercolor
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Laura Behnke García
A course by Laura Behnke García
Laura Behnke is an architect by training but an illustrator by trade. Her work can be divided into two branches: watercolor compositions and signature artistic illustration. She likes to work directly on paper and build stories that serve as a diary tackling a range of topics.
She works as a freelancer on editorial publications and branding projects for independent clients as well as developing product ranges using her own illustrations.
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