INK: Asynchronous
Instructor: Greg Houston
Schedule: 6 weeks (Monday, March 9th- Monday, April 6th)
Ages 16 to Senior Citizen
*this is an asynchronous, online class
This class is designed to help students understand the art of inking through the sue of traditional. Over 6 weeks we'll have 5 assignments, each focusing on a different element of inking using traditional media. We'll focus on crowquill, brush pen, and Sharpie, discuss line language, and texture. We'll also talk about how using various inking techniques can help the artist differentiate between characters and various elements in a piece.
This class is asynchronous and will utilize video demos and email for assignments and critique and will be conducted online in a correspondence format. Each Monday morning, I will send a prompt (or assignment) in detail. Final art will be due the following Monday (before 10AM EST). A critique will be emailed back the same day along with the next assignment. Students are welcome to send questions at any time. If enough students are interested, a Facebook page will be set up for the class on which students will be encouraged (but not required) to post their work for critique from classmates. This is an excellent class for students who want to work on their own schedules, can't make a class at a specific time, are on vacation and away from home, or live in a different time zone. Take it from anywhere you are in the world!
Materials: You'll need ink (I recommend Higgins Black magic waterproof), a crowquill and nib/s (I recommend the Speedball Globe), pens (any kind will do), and old toothbrush, an old paintbrush, and a brush pen (any brand), and good paper-- something thick. I suggest Bristol board or a 300-400 weight Strathmore Bristol with a tooth (meaning a texture).
Greg Houston is the author of "Illustration That Works: Professional Techniques for Artistic & Commercial Success" (The Monacelli Press, March 2016) and “Understanding Caricature” (The Monacelli Press, 2021). He is the writer and illustrator of "Vatican Hustle" , NBM Publishing, 2009, and "Elephant Man", NBM Publishing, 2010.
Please note* instructors are not obligated to critique late work.