Drawing From Imagination with Graphite and Charcoal
Finishing Touches and Last Thoughts
A course by Shaun Friend , Visual Artist
About the video: Finishing Touches and Last Thoughts
Overview
“Once the drawing is complete, it is important to clean, protect, and archive the image. I will show you how to use a soft eraser to remove marks, a fixative spray to fix and protect the drawing, and glassine paper to protect it in storage. I will also talk about photographing or scanning the drawing to archive the image. ”
In this video lesson Shaun Friend addresses the topic: Finishing Touches and Last Thoughts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing From Imagination with Graphite and Charcoal . Embrace the freedom of drawing and create art that tells a story through mark making, composition, line work, and tone.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Finishing Touches and Last Thoughts In this lesson, I'll talk about the final drawing, and how to store it and clean it up. I had a little time to work on it. I've gone through some of those areas we talked about in the past lesson. Pretty much at 99.9% finished state. I worked through the areas we talked about with the dense areas of tone, the dense areas of tone in the foreground figure in her dress, and we mentioned in the last lesson about adding the details at the bottom. That was a reference to some of the assets we looked at in the very earlier boards. I've got those patterns from ...”
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Course summary for: Drawing From Imagination with Graphite and Charcoal
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Shaun Friend
A course by Shaun Friend
Shaun Friend is a visual artist based in the UK. He studied a foundation course in art and design before going on to work as a trainee artist at an advertising agency, learning the basics of typography, layout, and design. This led Shaun to a 25-year career in graphic design which he initially enjoyed but later, felt stifled his creativity. Encouraged by his wife, he returned to drawing and painting, initially as a hobby, and eventually as his full-time job.
Shaun soon began posting his work online and connecting with creatives from all over the world. Since then, he’s exhibited his art which combines a variety of artistic mediums, in Germany, Japan, the UK, and Australia. He also sells his illustrations via his website and shares them with over 140K followers on Instagram.
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