Painting Nature Portraits with Mixed Illustration Techniques

Painting Nature Portraits with Mixed Illustration Techniques

“We've reached the end of this course, thank you so much for joining me in this adventure. I hope you've this love this journey as much as I did. During this course, I've shared with you my best tips and tricks to create an illustration. You've learned how to achieve rich, natural textures using a variety of wet and dry media; how to create your own library of references; how to create expressive animal studies; and how to prepare the illustration for future use. Now, I encourage you to make a completely different project than mine. Would you accept the challenge? Let me show you an example of how i would like to see your process: References and Subjects Gather all the references you will be needing to make the illustration. Take this chance to also decide witch elements you will add to you composition.

Sketch Let your imagination take the lead and make the sketch. It doesn't have to be perfect, it's the sketch and you will be able to make changes later on. The illustration Take all your materials and start working on the illustration. Don't worry if it's not perfect, you could later detail while editing. Use a combination of rich color blocks and fills, textural elements, and simple line work to create a feeling of balance in your work. Digitize and Share Digitize the illustration and add all the details you think are needed. I'm so excited to see what incredible artwork you made! Please, don't forget to upload it to the Domestika forum, I will be giving you some feedback as soon as I can. In the mean while I encourage you to exchange some feedback with your fellow students. Remember to be kind, we are a community and we are all learning together. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Congratulations, you have reached the end of this course. I really hope that you enjoyed creating a vibrant landscape illustration and a whimsical animal character. Now I'm going to review with you some of the key points of this course. I want to remind you to hone your observational skills by remembering to document anything that's interesting in your day-to-day life. Remember that creating a library of personal references can really help you to make your work feel more genuine and grounded. By using mixed media and getting really experimental with your warm-up exercises, you can really lo...”

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Course summary for: Painting Nature Portraits with Mixed Illustration Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (12)
• 541 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 43m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Children's Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration