Animal Illustration with Charcoal and Ink
Increasing the Intensity
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Increasing the Intensity
Overview
“Adding more than the basics isn't always necessary, but if you want to push yourself to create an intense drawing with greater depth, this lesson will take you through this process.”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: Increasing the Intensity, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animal Illustration with Charcoal and Ink. Embrace the simplicity of ink and charcoal and learn to print, draw, and paint striking black-and-white illustrations full of expression .
Partial transcription of the video
“ Increasing the Intensity In this lesson, we'll start to build on this initial drawing to increase the intensity and the depth. One thing I would recommend is if you've got a camera phone to take a picture of your drawing either throughout the drawing or when you think it's finished because it can be much clearer to see which bits aren't right or which bits need to have a bit more added to them. I can already see that this area is lighter than I'd like. I want to build a bit more definition here. I'll flip between the black and white and the original photo when I work on this next stage. I...”
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Course summary for: Animal Illustration with Charcoal and Ink
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Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration
Laura McKendry
A course by Laura McKendry
Laura McKendry is an illustrator and artist based in London, UK, who is renowned for incorporating unusual tools and materials into her watercolor and ink-based pieces. Her work can be found on greeting cards, wrapping paper, homeware, and fine art prints for clients like Artko, Impress, Jaccart, Laura Ashley, Papyrus, WHSmith, and Waterstones.
Her book cover illustration for André Alexis’ novel Fifteen Dogs was nominated for the V&A Illustration Awards in 2016. She also teaches short courses on drawing and illustration at Central Saint Martins and the University of Arts London, and runs online workshops that focus on finding ways to unlock creativity while perfecting creative techniques.
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