Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression

Overview

“Once you're happy with the overall composition of your reference material, the next step is to sketch the base of your final piece. In this lesson, I will show you how I map out my initial lines.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Starting a Formal Pencil Sketch, 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

“ Starting a Formal Pencil Sketch In this lesson, we'll start our formal pencil sketch and map out our final piece. Quite simple tools for this. I have my handy rulers, a pencil, and my eraser as well. I have my thumbnail sketch to refer to as well as the photograph I have taken at the correct angle. If you have your flowers around, it's good to keep them to the side. You can always look at them and see for closer details, but if you have your image, it's not necessary. This paper comes in a larger size and I have just trimmed this, but the edges are naturally deckled so it has a sort of so...”

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

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration