Creative Watercolor Sketching for Beginners
Introducing the Materials
A course by Laura McKendry , Artist and Illustrator
Paint exciting watercolor illustrations by exploring playful and unconventional techniques in your sketchbook
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About the video: Introducing the Materials
Overview
“I’ll start this lesson by introducing you to the materials you’ll need on this course. It can be hard to know what to look for when you’re starting out with watercolour, so I’ll talk you through what to consider when choosing sketchbooks, watercolour paint and brushes.”
In this video lesson Laura McKendry addresses the topic: Introducing the Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Watercolor Sketching for Beginners. Paint exciting watercolor illustrations by exploring playful and unconventional techniques in your sketchbook.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introducing the Materials In this lesson, I'll introduce some of the materials that we'll be using on this course. To start with, I want to talk about sketchbooks. Sketchbooks are a really personal thing and artists use them in a variety of different ways. One artist might use different sketchbooks depending on how they want to use them. Maybe one for drawing out on location and one for experimenting with ideas. On this course, we're gonna be using one sketchbook we're gonna be filling one sketchbook with loads of playful images. I wanted to show you some of the different options that you c...”
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Course summary for: Creative Watercolor Sketching for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
A course by Laura McKendry
Laura McKendry is an illustrator and artist based in London, UK, who is renowned for incorporating unusual tools and materials into her watercolor and ink-based pieces. Her work can be found on greeting cards, wrapping paper, homeware, and fine art prints for clients like Artko, Impress, Jaccart, Laura Ashley, Papyrus, WHSmith, and Waterstones.
Her book cover illustration for André Alexis’ novel Fifteen Dogs was nominated for the V&A Illustration Awards in 2016. She also teaches short courses on drawing and illustration at Central Saint Martins and the University of Arts London, and runs online workshops that focus on finding ways to unlock creativity while perfecting creative techniques.
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- Level: Beginner
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