Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor
Calibrated Pens
A course by Chuma Hill , Illustrator
About the video: Calibrated Pens
Overview
“In this lesson I will teach you how to use the calibrated pens. We will use this technique to create the contour lines in our drawings. ”
In this video lesson Chuma Hill addresses the topic: Calibrated Pens, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor . Learn to use watercolors, ink, pencils, and adhesive tape to illustrate colorful characters with volume, texture, and movement.
Partial transcription of the video
“The calibrated pens In this lesson I will talk about calibrated markers. In the market you can find a wide variety of markers ranging from very fine tips, 0.05, to much thicker tips such as a 2.0, etc. Each one of them has the peculiarity that, as we apply the stroke evenly and homogeneously, we will get the same layout or the same line thickness. For that, what I usually do is to work by slightly modulating the pressure of the pen. You should consider that when working with calibrated markers it is necessary that, before applying a contour line on the final drawing, make tests on paper to ...”
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Course summary for: Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor
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Character Design, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Chuma Hill
A course by Chuma Hill
Illustrator Chuma Hill is a curious character, always looking to learn new things, with a passion for drawing for as long as he can remember. His style is the fruit of lots of trial and error and investigation to achieve a range of aesthetics, and has come to be defined by fluid lines, empty spaces, and vibrant colors.
He has worked as an illustrator primarily for private collectors but also publishing houses in the USA as well as nationally, and has exhibited his work in various art studios. He's illustrated covers for comics including Deadly Class, Hell Sonja, and Swamp Dogs. He also published his own artbook with Ominiky Ediciones and collaborated with Tachyon on the book Falling in love with hominids.
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