“Illustration Studio: Inking Animals is such a fun and pretty handbook for learning to do whimsical, original artwork of your fave creatures. Talented artist Sova Hůová uses a wide range of creative and fun inking techniques and unique projects, with creative prompts and exercises, to encourage artists of all levels to experiment and play as they learn. Covers drawing, inking, and coloring techniques, exploring abstraction for expressive artwork, enhancing illustrations digitally with easy-to-follow instruction, and much more. Highly recommended!

Pub Date 04 Sep 2018

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This book does an excellent job of combining both traditional and abstract drawing processes. The first pages provide an overview of different types of inking tools, a variety pens and brushes, along with dry and wet inking techniques. Later diagrams show the development of drawings of different animals beginning with realistic sketches, and progressing to stylized or abstract compositions. In addition to drawing several projects explore printmaking techniques, such as collage and linocut as well. This combination approach emphasizes skill building and drawing from observation as an important path to creative expression.