Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression

Overview

“In this lesson, I will share my criteria for scene selection and discuss the initial treatment of the scene. I will cover the key decisions you need to make for depicting the scene: what questions arise and how they have been previously resolved in artworks. If you don't have any ideas for an image at this point, that's normal. This is the brainstorming stage: posing questions is more crucial than finding the answers. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Scene Selection and Draft Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression. Create illustrations of evocative nature using the feather and immersion ink, focusing on traditional entering techniques and observation drawing.

Partial transcription of the video

“Scene Selection and Draft Composition I have selected the scene of the magical dance, a revelatory scene where everybody sees that she's an unusual celestial woman. Here's why I selected this particular scene. It's a miracle. Miracles are always worth to illustrate in a fairytale. Second, it moves the plot forward. It's crucial for the plot of the fairytale. Third, it has a major character in it. Fourth, it's beautiful. Please select your scene following these key points. What I usually do next is look up how the scene was treated by other artists in illustration or how the topic was approa...”

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Course summary for: Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression

• Level: Beginner
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• 246 students
• 7 units
• 85 lessons (16h 18m)
• 32 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration