Contemporary Printmaking with Linoleum
Your Theme and First Sketches
A course by Don Kilpatrick III , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Your Theme and First Sketches
Overview
“Some of my best work has come about through a rigorous planning process. Especially by brainstorming ideas visually and drawing sketches to support my chosen theme. In this lesson, I will show you how I do this through word associations to rough thumbnail sketches. Then, I will demonstrate how I refine these sketches until I have a more polished piece that is ready to transfer to the lino block.”
In this video lesson Don Kilpatrick III addresses the topic: Your Theme and First Sketches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Printmaking with Linoleum. Discover the versatility of linocut art and learn to create unique prints by carving and layering designs.
Partial transcription of the video
“Your Theme and First Sketches Now that you know about the carving tools and techniques, in this lesson, I'm going to talk about how you can start your theme and first sketches. For this lesson, I recommend you use a sketchbook. A sketchbook is an important part of my process when I'm coming up with my initial themes and ideas for drawings and sketches that I work on. I also use a Sharpie pen, brush pen, as well as a pencil for doing this, as I start my ideas and sketches. First, I start with word associations and I use this dictionary here, the “Dictionary of Symbols.” Highly recommended an...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Printmaking with Linoleum
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Arts & Crafts, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Printing, Traditional illustration
Don Kilpatrick III
A course by Don Kilpatrick III
Don Kilpatrick III is an American artist, illustrator, and educator based in Detroit. He received his bachelor’s degree in illustration at Utah State University, and went on to receive a master’s in the same field at Syracuse University. He is currently the department chairman in the Illustration Department at the College for Creative Studies.
Don is also a freelance artist and part of the collaborative project the Detroit Wood Type Co. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States, and has been featured in publications like Fortune, the L.A. Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Other notable projects include designing the Olympic medal for the Winter Games in 2002, as well as designing murals for the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
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