Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print
From sketch to ink: the fig tree 1
A course by David Morales , Architect and Illustrator
About the video: From sketch to ink: the fig tree 1
Overview
“Finally, we'll add the ink tone information to the fig tree. One more step of complication in the technique, but you will see that with practice it becomes much easier.”
In this video lesson David Morales addresses the topic: From sketch to ink: the fig tree 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print. Learn how to transform the ink drawings in your sketchbook into colorful digital illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“From Sketch to Ink The Fig Tree In this lesson, we’ll add ink to our leaf and the entire plant. The leaf that we cut at the start for reference has lost some detail because it’s dried out a lot since we cut it. Honestly, since we have the shape and we have the plant in front of us, we can take certain notes from the leaves that are still attached to the plant. What’s more, there isn’t much more than a tonal contrast between the central nerves, the main veins, and the rest of the plant. There are just lots more than we’re seeing on this leaf that's basically already dry. I’m going to refer t...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration
David Morales
A course by David Morales
David Morales is a Colombian architect and notebook artist based between Barcelona and his hometown of Ibagué. It was in architecture school that he began drawing in his notebook, trying to understand the proportions and material quality of buildings that he found interesting. Gradually, these notebooks became an inseparable element of his travels and his architectural work.
In 2018, he started an art project called ""One Day One Drawing"" in which he depicts his surroundings, family, and concerns on a daily basis. He has also created book covers for the publishing house Planeta, Spain and for Taller Talante, Colombia.
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