Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print

From sketch to ink: our drawings 2

A course by David Morales , Architect and Illustrator

Architect and Illustrator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined November 2018
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About the video: From sketch to ink: our drawings 2

Overview

“We continue inking and adding details to the figs that we have drawn in the previous lessons.”

In this video lesson David Morales addresses the topic: From sketch to ink: our drawings 2, 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 Our Drawings I’m now going to focus on the halved figs and I’ll concentrate the detail in the center of the fig. Let's see how it goes. At the fig’s center, there are a number of small seeds. Because we’re drawing in ink and they’re the lightest part inside of a dark mass, we have to be very careful to leave or reserve those spaces so the seeds can be seen. I’ll try to do that. It will be hard to do at the size we're working with because it will get confused with the crosshatching lines. Since we’ll ultimately digitize this, we could highlight those seeds with the eraser ...”

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Course summary for: Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print

  • Level: Beginner
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  • 4 units
  • 23 lessons (5h 34m)
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    Illustration
  • Areas

    Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

David Morales

David Morales
A course by David Morales

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Architect and Illustrator

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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Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print. Illustration course by David Morales

Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print

A course by David Morales
Architect and Illustrator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined November 2018
  • 100% positive reviews (107)
  • 3,471 students