Ceramic Illustration with Scratch Art
Thinking the Drawing in Negative
A course by Samuel Casal , Visual Artist
About the video: Thinking the Drawing in Negative
Overview
“In this class, I will introduce the basics of how to draw in negative, creating volumes and details from light and shadow.”
In this video lesson Samuel Casal addresses the topic: Thinking the Drawing in Negative, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Illustration with Scratch Art. Discover the scratch art technique to create original illustrations on ceramic objects and express your imagination.
Partial transcription of the video
“Thinking the drawing in negative Starting from the initial design and seeing that all the elements I chose to represent the figure fit the piece I chose to paint, I go for a slightly more refined version of the drawing, correcting some curves and smoothing angles to create a slightly smoother silhouette, even without missing the first gesture of the drawing. Starting from the well-defined silhouette, we will start to apply the negative design, which is the construction of light to define the shadow. As we bring the contrast, the silhouette becomes more and more evident and unlike the constr...”
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Course summary for: Ceramic Illustration with Scratch Art
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Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Drawing, Engraving, Fine Arts, Traditional illustration
Samuel Casal
A course by Samuel Casal
Samuel Casal has been working as a visual artist since 1990, and his art has appeared in illustrated books as well as national and international magazines. He has won numerous awards in Brazil including a Jabuti, the most renowned Brazilian literature prize, and received honorable mention at the Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial, as well as eight HQMIX awards at the Museu de Artes Gráficas Brasileiro.
He has taken part in both individual and group exhibitions in various countries like Spain, Norway, Italy, Russia, Mexico, and more. He currently devotes his time to research and ceramic painting using traditional engraving tools and techniques.
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