Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol
Basics of Ink, Tea and Alcohol
A course by Carne Griffiths , Artist
About the video: Basics of Ink, Tea and Alcohol
Overview
“In this lesson, I will be showing you how to use ink and tea in your drawings. We'll also be exploring how to let the materials do the work for us.”
In this video lesson Carne Griffiths addresses the topic: Basics of Ink, Tea and Alcohol, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol. Discover how to paint dynamic portraits with a variety of methods and materials as you explore your creative flow and embrace the element of surprise.
Partial transcription of the video
“Basics of Ink, Tea and Alcohol In this lesson, I'll show you the basics of using inks, teas, and alcohol to create work and the different effects that can be created using them. To start this lesson, I'll introduce you to the way I apply colour to the paper. Unlike dipping brushes into colours and inks to paint, I use the pen and lay down colour on the page. The idea is to slightly think ahead of where you'll create your colour but it also stops you from placing colour where you want it. It adds an element of surprise to the work. I'll use the fountain pen as a dip pen, dipping into this bl...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Painting
Carne Griffiths
A course by Carne Griffiths
Liverpool-born artist Carne Griffiths had a fascination with drawing from childhood, and went on to study at the Kent Institute of Art and Design where he began to explore the possibilities of experimentation and surrealist principles. After graduating, Carne spent 12 years at M. Hand & Company, first as an embroidery designer and understudy before becoming one of the directors, working on high profile projects with Chanel, Burberry and UK stage musicals, among many more. However, Carne missed having full control over the creative process, and left the company in 2010. It was then that he began drawing and creating works in fountain pen ink and water, and accidently dipped his brush into a glass of brandy.
This led to experimenting with tea, and soon Carne developed a natural style of painting that brought his expertise and interests together. In the same year Carne established his own studio, and since then has exhibited globally, including at the Royal Academy, and the London Art Fair, amongst others, with solo exhibitions in Brighton, Hong Kong, and Milan. His work has appeared on several covers of the New York Observer, seen him collaborate with British photographer Rankin for a six page feature in Hunger magazine, and he’s worked with brands including Microsoft, Peroni, and Lakes Distillery.
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