Block Printing for Illustration
Inspiration and First Sketch
A course by SowiesoWies , Illustrator
About the video: Inspiration and First Sketch
Overview
“I'll help you determine your inspiration by finding your passion, interests or what moves you! And turn your findings into a concept and sketch.”
In this video lesson SowiesoWies addresses the topic: Inspiration and First Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Block Printing for Illustration. Carve patterns, shapes, and designs into blocks to create unique stamps for printing.
Partial transcription of the video
“Inspiration and First Sketch In this lesson, we'll determine your passion and turn it into a concept and sketch. You might know your greatest passion or interest. It could be a movie, your family, or anything that moves you. The way you can determine your subject is by having a book, a magazine or a newspaper, flip through it and perhaps you'll see something you want to illustrate. You can also take a walk outside and find the focus to come up with a subject, or maybe find whatever's at your feet inspirational. When I already have a feeling or a word I want to illustrate about I start a min...”
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Course summary for: Block Printing for Illustration
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Arts & Crafts, Children's Illustration, Engraving, Fine Arts, Printing, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
SowiesoWies
A course by SowiesoWies
Wies van der Velde, or SowiesoWies as she’s also known online, is an illustrator, artist, and potter from Utrecht, The Netherlands. She specializes in block printing and has been experimenting with the technique since she was ten years old after discovering her fascination with the unique textures it creates. Wies went on to study at an art academy, where she honed her artistic skills.
After graduating, she spent time finding her style and eventually began selling her work online. Since then, Wies has turned her artistic passion into a career and now works full-time from her own studio. She aims to bring joy to the world through her artwork, which she shares with over 150K followers on Instagram.
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