Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression

Overview

“It's time to explore the basic framework of your drawing! We will look at a ghost wireframe structure as a starting point. The focus of this lesson will be placed on the importance of handling the pen and linework lightly. I will talk you through the creation process, offering tips and tricks on the creation of a strong framework for the drawing. Together, we will create a sketch of the basic forms.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Creating a Sketch of the Basic Forms 1, 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

“In this lesson we'll be building up the composition, looking at the arrangement that we've created, and just extracting the most basic forms. So it will be a wireframe structure. If you remember before, that means like you're kind of trying to depict the full form and the full understanding of the form. When we begin, it's quite important to remember that we want to be quite light with our pen weight. In that way, we can build up layers and layers and add details, make mistakes, and they'll kind of disappear behind those layers of Corrections. So Let's get started. So the first thing I do w...”

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

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration