Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition
Sketching Motifs
A course by Anna Glover , Designer
About the video: Sketching Motifs
Overview
“In this lesson, you will sketch your motifs before selecting the final ones you would like to paint.”
In this video lesson Anna Glover addresses the topic: Sketching Motifs, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition. Create striking prints that tell stories using gouache techniques and enhance your artwork digitally in Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Sketching motifs In this lesson, you'll learn how to sketch your still life motifs and you'll start to consider the movement and shape of them. If you feel confident, you can sketch directly onto the paper you'll be painting on. Otherwise, feel free to sketch in a sketch book or lightweight paper, and you can always trace your drawings onto the final paper later on. Take your time with this. It's a really important stage. Usually, I do loads of sketches before I will start a final painting. What to draw? Based on my concept board, I'm going to do a selection of flowers, some leaves and stem...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition
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Category
Fashion, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fashion Design, Gouache Painting, Painting, Pattern Design

Anna Glover
A course by Anna Glover
Anna Glover is a designer and the founder of her own award-winning design studio, which specializes in luxury wall coverings and surface designs. After graduating from university, she began working in a design studio where she saw a gap in the luxury interiors market, which inspired her to start her own business in 2015.
Since then, Anna has developed a unique collection of products for clients all over the world from her studio in London. She’s received various awards, including a British Elle Decoration Award, and House Beautiful Editor’s Award. She also launched a global collaboration with H&M in 2018.
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