Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol
First Sketch and Adding Ink 1
A course by Carne Griffiths , Artist
About the video: First Sketch and Adding Ink 1
Overview
“We will begin our project by creating a pencil drawing full of energy that will later form an integral part of the piece. We'll add markers and straight lines to help guide us with the proportions of the face.”
In this video lesson Carne Griffiths addresses the topic: First Sketch and Adding Ink 1, 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
“First Sketch and Adding Ink In this lesson, we'll start our final project by composing a sketch with fountain pen ink details. We'll begin this sketch for this final project by adding little markers for the proportions of the face. We'll study our reference a bit first. There's a slight angle sloping down on the portrait so the line of the eyes is across here and of the face and the chin is almost slightly off the lower angle line there. Looking at the photo, we'll put in an initial guide with that slight slope. That'll throw everything slightly off. You'll find the nose isn't quite central...”
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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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