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Animal Illustration: Capturing Wildlife in a Sketchbook

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Overview

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Learn to turn complex anatomy into simple shapes and portray the essence of an animal through illustration and collage
  • Introduction
  • Making a Start
  • Developing Your Sketchbook
  • Finishing your Work
  • Final project
Use nature as your inspiration to create stylized animal illustrations in your sketchbook. Self-taught artist Jenny Rae turned her two biggest passions, drawing and animals, into her full-time career. She specializes in animal drawing and illustration and paints everything from pet portraits to tattoo designs.

In this course, Jenny takes you through her process for capturing the essence of an animal through the medium of illustration. Experiment with different techniques and materials to create unique illustrations which celebrate wildlife and its creations.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Selecting Your Media and Material
  • Choosing Reference Animals
  • Complex Anatomy to Simple Shapes
  • Warming Up with Practice Sketches
  • Creating Your Own Poses From Your Imagination
  • Bringing Visual Appeal
  • Colouring With Watercolours
  • Building Up a Collage
  • Photographing and Sharing Your Work
  • Animal Illustration: Capturing Wildlife with Watercolors

Taught by

Jenny Rae

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