Specialization in Mixed Media Illustration Techniques

Overview

“You will make the first strokes or skeleton of the final drawing using a hard pencil, you will also use the type cleaner to polish and shape that first sketch of the drawing. As you finish the drawing, you will see how to use pencils of different hardnesses, going from the hardest to the softest to generate different values, lights and shadows. I'll explain how to use the Type Cleaner to subtly polish certain edges, illuminate, and create textures. I will also teach you other uses and ways to apply graphite. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Mixed Media Illustration Techniques. Explore mixed media techniques to unleash your creativity and discover new expressive possibilities in artistic illustration.

Partial transcription of the video

“Having already sketched the drawing on paper. let's move on to the actual drawing. Typically. once the drawing is transferred to paper. i employ a kneaded eraser to reduce the intensity of those initial strokes. This helps to make them slightly clearer before I continue with the drawing process. I usually use a 2H pencil. a hard pencil. which is light. I proceed to fill in parts of the drawing. focusing on the figure. while applying minimal pressure. The goal is to softly glide the pencil over the paper. creating a gentle first layer. This initial layer serves as a foundation for additional...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Mixed Media Illustration Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 126 students
• 6 units
• 77 lessons (14h 14m)
• 19 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Acrylic Painting, Artistic Drawing, Collage, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Storytelling, Traditional illustration