Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks

Overview

“I will show you how I use the materials mentioned in the blog and papers that I like the most, in addition, you will see some examples of illustrators that I like and inspire by the ease of their lines. You will learn how to do some hand-letting and imaging exercises to test pastels, pencils, and markers. So you can see their textures and you can mix them better.”

In this video lesson user729497 surname729497 addresses the topic: Stroke Exercises, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks. Learn illustration, design, and narrative techniques to tell a story based on your childhood memories.

Partial transcription of the video

“Stroke exercises Now I will teach you a stroke exercise to release the hand. I will use the pastel oils that I already mentioned to you, some pencils and a marker. I will also use this photograph, which is mine from when I was very little, and I will use it as a starting point for the exercise. I like to use a variety of pencils because they give me many textures, one very different from another. I have 2B and 8B here, but you can also use from H, HB or even 8B, as in this case, to make a little bigger strokes and 2B for details. I'll start with the hair. What matters here is simply to use ...”

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Course summary for: Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (41)
• 725 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 25m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Character Design, Children's Illustration, Design, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration