Painting Nature Portraits with Mixed Illustration Techniques
Warm-up Exercises with Dry Media
A course by Alexandra Finkeldey , Illustrator
About the video: Warm-up Exercises with Dry Media
Overview
“Let's me teach you how to get more comfortable with the dry materials by doing some warm-up exercises. I will show you four exercises that will help you develop your skills. ”
In this video lesson Alexandra Finkeldey addresses the topic: Warm-up Exercises with Dry Media, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting Nature Portraits with Mixed Illustration Techniques. Improve your drawing skills by capturing the beauty of animals and real places in your nature portraits.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we will get more comfortable with the dry materials by doing some warm-up exercises. So for these exercises, we're going to be using the Tombow brush markers for some quick color fills. We'll be using the Posca paint pens for highlights. We'll be using the pencils for texture and sketching. We'll be using the pens and the black Posca marker for similar purposes to the other Posca markers, which is dark colors as well as highlights. And then we will be using the colored pencils for texture and the color-based pencils for sketching. So we're going to start with an exercise tha...”
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Course summary for: Painting Nature Portraits with Mixed Illustration Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration
Alexandra Finkeldey
A course by Alexandra Finkeldey
Alexandra Finkeldey is a Canadian illustrator based in Ottawa, Canada. Known for her keen eye for detail, she finds joy in capturing the small, cozy moments of daily life through her illustrations. Her preferred subjects encompass a diverse range, including animals, plants, landscapes, people, and food. Alexandra has a particular affinity for warm color palettes, which she skillfully employs to bring her artwork to life.
Combining both traditional and digital techniques, she creates captivating illustrations that are characterized by their rich textures. Alexandra draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including old children's illustrations, animals, her frequent walks in nature, video games, fashion, vintage packaging, and animation.
Aside from her artistic pursuits, Alexandra is also an avid reader of non-fiction books, with a particular interest in ecology and our connection to the natural world. Her passion for learning about the environment further fuels her creativity and lends depth to her illustrations. With her unique artistic vision and dedication to her craft, Alexandra Finkeldey continues to captivate viewers with her delightful illustrations that celebrate the beauty of everyday life.
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