Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression

Course summary

• M1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences / Philip Harris

  • Influences / Sveta Dorosheva

  • Influences / Fujiko Rose

  • Influences / Eva Redamonti

  • Influences / Luke Adam Hawker

  • Influences / Dan Hogman

• M2: Dip Pen and Ink Illustration: Capturing The Natural World

  • Introduction to Sketching in Nature

  • Tools and Materials

  • Finding Your Image

  • Introduction to Using a Dip-Pen

  • Highlight, Volume and Depth

  • Observational Pen and Ink

  • Sketching Your First Ideas

  • Basic Outline in Ink

  • Cross-Hatching and Fine Line Work

  • Adding Your Border

  • Sharing and Selling Your Ink Sketches

• M3: Fairy-Tale Illustration with Pen and Ink

  • Materials

  • The Magical World of Fairy Tales

  • Scene Selection and Draft Composition

  • The Importance of Research

  • Final Sketch and Tonal Scheme

  • Working with Ink

  • Ink Exercise: The Geometry of Flowers

  • Ink Exercise: Hair

  • Ink Exercise: Magical Creatures

  • How to Fix a Mistake

  • Working on a Clean Copy

  • Inking the Illustration

  • Finalizing the Lines

  • Digitizing and Refining Your Work

  • The Rhythm of Illustrations in a Book

• M4: Contemporary Botanical Illustration with Ink

  • Materials

  • Leveraging Your Inking and Basic Pen Techniques 1

  • Leveraging Your Inking and Basic Pen Techniques 2

  • Sketching Forms

  • Creating Details with Ink

  • Graphic Elements, Balance, and Composition

  • Selecting the Subject and Playing With Composition

  • Starting a Formal Pencil Sketch

  • Inking the Objects in the Foreground

  • Ink: Working Your Way Back

  • Ink: Adding Graphic Elements

  • Different Ways to Add Gold

  • Tips and Tricks: Framing

  • Applying the Drawing for Other Uses

• M5: Dreamlike Illustration: Draw Your Imagination

  • Collecting References and Creating the Digital Collage

  • The Basic Drawing: Seeing Shapes in Everything

  • Materials and Inking Methods 1

  • Materials and Inking Methods 2

  • Warming Up

  • Laying Down the First Marks

  • Finishing Up the Drawing

  • Scanning, Merging, and Cleaning Up the Artwork

  • Building a Strong Portfolio

• M6: Artistic Architectural Drawing with Ink

  • Materials and Mark Making

  • Observational Drawing

  • Simple 3D and Perspective 1

  • Simple 3D and Perspective 2

  • Lighting

  • Selecting the Objects

  • Creating a Sketch of the Basic Forms 1

  • Creating a Sketch of the Basic Forms 2

  • Projecting Imagination onto the Shapes 1

  • Projecting Imagination onto the Shapes 2

  • Projecting Imagination onto the Shapes 3

  • Adding Light and Shade 1

  • Adding Light and Shade 2

  • Populating the Image

  • Sharing Your Work

  • Getting the Right Mindset

• M7: Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink

  • Materials and Supplies

  • Perspective and Vanishing Points

  • The Concept of Scale

  • Composition and Entourage

  • Selecting the Subject

  • Analyzing the Photo Reference

  • The First Draft

  • The Pencil Outline

  • The Main Lines

  • Detailing

  • Shading

  • The Entourage

  • Reviewing the Work