Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil
The final touches
A course by Iván Salamanca , Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator
About the video: The final touches
Overview
“We are almost near the end of this great journey! You just have to give the final touch to your drawing, I will show you how to do it by applying the background to finish your piece. ”
In this video lesson Iván Salamanca addresses the topic: The final touches, 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
“The final touches Already having the drawing and the elements that compose it finished, it is time to integrate very precise details, how can be some parts in the wings that require very fine lines, or some details, like in the eye, where I left the light with a white point. Also refine some contours of the petals that are very fine or textures on the leaves. These details make our drawing have personality. In this part of the wing, we can notice how there is some degradation of tones, starting with these strong parts to very light tones at the end of the brim. We can see that these lines r...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing

Iván Salamanca
A course by Iván Salamanca
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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