Block Printing for Illustration
Rest of the Characters
A course by SowiesoWies , Illustrator
About the video: Rest of the Characters
Overview
“In this lesson, you will finish the final components of your project! Then, you will make sure to match them together based on your sketch. ”
In this video lesson SowiesoWies addresses the topic: Rest of the Characters, 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
“Rest of the Characters In this lesson we'll print the next character for our print. The second character is the same as the first one, but we must be more mindful when we transfer it because the characters have to match each other. We'll do the same with the first print. We'll transfer the frog onto the transferring paper. Make sure the lines match with the bear and start tracing the frog. Just like with the bear, I traced the lines of the frog but I traced the outlines that'll be one color. The little pants he's wearing, I'm leaving blank. To make sure your second print matches up with you...”
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Course summary for: Block Printing for Illustration
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Category
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Areas
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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