Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil

How to make textures

A course by Iván Salamanca , Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator

Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2015
99% positive reviews (84)
1,777 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: How to make textures

Overview

“You are going to work with the different pencils to make textures and smudges. Relax, because I assure you that you are more than ready for this step! ”

In this video lesson Iván Salamanca addresses the topic: How to make textures, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil. Learn to make drawings inspired by nature in a realistic and creative way using graphite pencils.

Partial transcription of the video

“How to make textures In this lesson we will go back to what was worked in the previous lesson. Based on the use of gradients, I'll make a texture based on overexposure of the different pencils. About our format, I am going to make a small drawing where we will use each of the pencil scales that we have. Let's start with our 6H pencil to trace a small element. In this case we are going to draw a tomato. I'm going to start with the 6H pencil because this pencil allows us to erase and eliminate any trace in case we make a mistake. Once our stroke is finished, I am going to work the halftone wi...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (84)
  • 1777 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 44m)
  • 7 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing

Iván Salamanca

Iván Salamanca
A course by Iván Salamanca

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Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator

Iván Salamanca is a visual artist and botanical illustrator specialized in graphite pencil drawings. His work has been featured at fairs and in galleries across Mexico, Colombia, the United States, Germany, and Japan.

He's passionate about plants, animals, and flowers and capturing their beauty through drawing. His work is the embodiment of order, where everything has a place and a process, and aims to recreate that which is found in nature.


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  • 13 lessons (1h 44m)
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Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil. Illustration course by Iván Salamanca

Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil

A course by Iván Salamanca
Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2015
  • 99% positive reviews (84)
  • 1,777 students