Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol
Botanical and Pattern Elements
A course by Carne Griffiths , Artist
About the video: Botanical and Pattern Elements
Overview
“In this lesson, I will be showing you how we can use the same inks from the previous lesson to create botanical and floral design elements using a fountain pen.”
In this video lesson Carne Griffiths addresses the topic: Botanical and Pattern Elements, 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
“Botanical and Pattern Elements I use a lot of design elements in my work. In this lesson, I'll show you ways to work with botanical and floral designs. Before I was an artist, I was working as an embroidery designer for a hand embroidery firm in central London. This book that I have here was a great source of inspiration. I spent many days drawing floral designs that had to fit to tailors' patterns and within certain areas. This instructed how to create a flow and balance within the work. I'd like to have a quick flick through this book and show you the inspiring designs and patterns, mostl...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol
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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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