Expressive Character Design with Watercolor & Dip Pen
The Joys of the Dip Pen
A course by Agnès Ernoult , Children's Book Illustrator
Joined December 2021
Joined December 2021
About the video: The Joys of the Dip Pen
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to make the most of your dip pen to create some expressive drawings. You will learn to let your hand go with fun tasks to experiment with the various effects a dip pen can offer. ”
In this video lesson Agnès Ernoult addresses the topic: The Joys of the Dip Pen, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Character Design with Watercolor & Dip Pen. Learn to create quirky characters full of personality by combining drawing exercises with watercolor and dip pen techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Joys of the Dip Pen In this lesson, we'll see how to make the most of your dip pen to create expressive characters. In the art shop, you'll find lots of different dip pens with different shapes of nibs, but for technical drawing, you'll need a straight flat nib. I like to use this one because it allows a great range of lines and it can go from thin lines to thicker ones. As for the ink, there are different types of ink. My favourite is acrylic ink because it's got a rich, thick texture, but also, if you blend it with water, you get much lighter darks and lines. Also, if you want to ke...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Character Design with Watercolor & Dip Pen
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Character Design, Children's Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Painting, Sketching, Storytelling, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Agnès Ernoult
A course by Agnès Ernoult
Agnès is a children’s book illustrator based in France. She has been published in Australia, France, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Agnès enjoys creating whimsical characters using her nib and watercolor palette, and believes that every tale she illustrates is like a journey into a new world, filled with deeper messages for children and parents to discover together.
Her career as an illustrator has also taken her into the world of advertising and communication. She’s collaborated with clients like Andros, Raynaud-Ercuis, DSM, Dansez dancewear, Hinkler Books, Cricket Media, Magnard Jeunesse, and the Jacquemart-André museum in Paris.
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