Digital Illustration with Japanese Ink Techniques
Using Traditional Methods: Pen and Ink on Paper 1
A course by Yohey Horishita , Illustrator and Art Professor
About the video: Using Traditional Methods: Pen and Ink on Paper 1
Overview
“It's time to start inking! In this lesson, you will learn some tips and techniques to ink your sketch onto watercolor paper. In this first section, I will ink the helmet—a reflective surface with decorative elements—and rock—organic, textured objects made up of abstract shapes. You will see the different inking approaches I adopt. This stage relies heavily on technique, so prepare to focus! ”
In this video lesson Yohey Horishita addresses the topic: Using Traditional Methods: Pen and Ink on Paper 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration with Japanese Ink Techniques. Discover “tradigital” illustration by combining traditional techniques with digital tools to create contemporary artwork inspired by Japanese motifs.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Using Traditional Methods: Pen and Ink on Paper In the last lesson, we digitally manipulated this scanned image and used a lightbox to trace on the actual watercolor paper. In this lesson, we will finally ink it. I am so excited. Let's start. I will keep my light box on because at this stage, it's still rough and vague. I need to see what I've come up with from the sketch stage. As much as I want to be a minimalist, I'm very maximalist. I'll roughly start adding the detail. This edge of the helmet could have diamonds. Yes, diamonds. Let me start around this part. I have sweaty hands, so I...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration with Japanese Ink Techniques
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration
Yohey Horishita
A course by Yohey Horishita
Yohey Horishita is a Japanese freelance illustrator and art professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design, before moving to New York City for eight years, then later to Baltimore to teach.
He’s collaborated with publishers such as Penguin Random House and newspapers like The New York Times and Yomiuri Shimbun. Yohey has also participated in projects with The New York Metro, Canon, and Casio.
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