Animal Illustration with Charcoal and Ink
How to Photograph, Scan, and Share the Work
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: How to Photograph, Scan, and Share the Work
Overview
“First, I will show you how to photograph and scan your drawings to help them look great when you’re sharing them online – on the Domestika forum, on your website, or on social media.”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: How to Photograph, Scan, and Share the Work, 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
“ How to Photograph, Scan, and Share the Work In this lesson, I will show you how to photograph and present your work to show it in the best possible way. When you finish your work, you should sign it with your initials or your signature and perhaps give it a date as well, maybe the year. A usual practice is to sign it in the bottom right-hand corner either in the white space, which is here, or over the drawing or the painting. Sometimes, I will lift the signature up to put it nearer to the object in the drawing so it's not floating separately in the white space but here it seems to make se...”
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Course summary for: Animal Illustration with Charcoal and Ink
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Category
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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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