Dip Pen and Ink Illustration: Capturing The Natural World
Influences
A course by Philip Harris , Freelance Illustrator
Joined March 2021
Joined March 2021
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here you are going to learn about the artists that have influenced and inspired me the most and whose illustrations inform mine. ”
In this video lesson Philip Harris addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Dip Pen and Ink Illustration: Capturing The Natural World. Illustrate evocative scenes inspired by your surroundings using line work and hatching techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I want to talk about some artists and illustrators that have inspired my work. I'll start off with Charles Tunnicliffe, who was an amazing artist that looked entirely at wildlife in his career and predominantly looked at birds. The thing about Tunnicliffe is the level of detail that you see in each of the images is incredible. Every image is layered up with details, so much detail and texture. Studying these images for hours, you can learn lots about the form and the structure of a drawing. These are some of his bird studies and he looked at depth in birds. He wou...”
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Course summary for: Dip Pen and Ink Illustration: Capturing The Natural World
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching
Philip Harris
A course by Philip Harris
Philip Harris is a freelance illustrator who lives and works in Devon, England. Growing up, drawing was always an important part of his life thanks to his grandfather’s collection of sketchbooks and illustrations. He later went on to study illustration at the University of Plymouth. During his second year, Philip inherited some of his grandfather’s equipment, including a collection of dip pens and nibs, which introduced him to the technique he uses today.
Since graduating, he has worked with clients including Superdrug, Kohler, DK Books, Jack Daniel’s, Le Parisien Magazine, NowTV, New Scientist, ARTE, Goodwood Revival, Delve, Kilkenny Irish Red Ale, and Which? Money. Philip also shares his illustrations with over 20K followers on Instagram.
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