Artistic Drawing with Ink
In Search of Light: Light, Shadow and Volume
A course by Diego Andrade , Illustrator and Visual Artist
About the video: In Search of Light: Light, Shadow and Volume
Overview
“Let's start using the first few lessons to our advantage. I'll show you how to add the concept of light to that of volume, and you'll see how light affects an object.”
In this video lesson Diego Andrade addresses the topic: In Search of Light: Light, Shadow and Volume, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Drawing with Ink. Learn creative illustration techniques to express your ideas using ink and a stylograph.
Partial transcription of the video
“In search of light: light, shadow and volume In this lesson we are going to talk about light, shadow and volume, how light or illumination affects an object and how we can translate it to paper. For that I will be using this geometric figure, which, while not one of the base forms or some of the ways we saw, yes it is a geometric figure in which the contours are marked very well and help us understand how lighting works on an object. On this side here we can see very well exemplified how the layers of light are divided in bright light, medium light and twilight. This is translatable to pape...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Drawing with Ink
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration

Diego Andrade
A course by Diego Andrade
Originally from Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Diego Andrade is an illustrator, visual artist, and tattoo artist. His work is a combination of analog techniques, mainly ink, cross-hatching, and pointillism. Through his pieces, he invites the viewer to reflect on death and the spirituality of humankind.
He has participated in many exhibitions, both individual and collective, in Mexico, Colombia, and the United States. His work has been exhibited in galleries such as Gama Crea, Panteón, Serie 5, and Nucleus Portland, among others, as well as in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Bogota.
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