Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression

Overview

“Here I will construct an ornamental flower and ink it, using the basic techniques. You will learn how to use the "snake scales" ornament for leaves, trees, flowers, and animals. I will show you the importance of paying close attention as you do this; maintaining the contrast between black and white, and creating detailed and unencumbered segments in order to avoid the tonal mess. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Ink Exercise: The Geometry of Flowers, 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

“Ink Exercise: The Geometry of Flowers When I was looking for references for my illustration, I noticed that Russian folk art uses a lot of beautiful geometric flowers. I will include them in my illustration. It would be a good exercise to practice the skill with the tool. First, I will construct my flower with a pencil. I will use the ruler to make the circles. You can use any other tool for circles. I'll make several circles. It doesn't matter the size or the distance between the circles. Nothing matters, it's for practice. Then, evidently, this is the center. My pencil drawing is really l...”

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

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration