Naturalistic Animal Drawing with Graphite Pencil
Materials
A course by Amy Dover , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Materials
Overview
“What are the essential materials that you will need to draw the course project? Here I will give an overview of the materials I will use to draw my wonderful panda, and some others that you may find useful.”
In this video lesson Amy Dover addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalistic Animal Drawing with Graphite Pencil. Learn to draw realistic creatures by exploring traditional and contemporary techniques to create detailed pencil sketches.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Materials In this lesson, I'll introduce you to all the materials you need to complete your final project. The first thing you need is the humble pencil. The pencil is a brilliant material for creating any illustrations of the natural world. You can use it in various ways, which I'll show you in the following lessons as well. It comes in lots of different grades, and this is useful for creating texture and depth. You can see here I have from 5H to 8B. I tend to only use 2H up to about 2B the majority of times. I have two 2Bs here to make sure that I don't run out. 5H tends to be much ligh...”
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Course summary for: Naturalistic Animal Drawing with Graphite Pencil
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Amy Dover
A course by Amy Dover
Amy Dover is a UK-based artist and illustrator specializing in drawing our animal friends. She has worked as an artist for 14 years, has had her work exhibited internationally, and has collaborated with international animal charity organizations. Amy is a practice-based Ph.D. student at the School of Arts and Culture, Newcastle University, and has a master’s from Edinburgh College of Art. She also works as a senior academic at MIMA School of Art and Design at Teesside University.
Amy has recently been creating work on the human impact on endangered species and the sixth mass extinction, hoping to raise this as a critical concern. In addition to her activism and academia, she also works as a commercial illustrator in design, advertising, and publishing. Her clients include Target, Urban Outfitters, Redbull, The Royal Ballet, Barbour, Sperry Top-sider, Beels & Co, ThinkSpace, and many others.
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