Block Printing for Illustration

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Block Printing for Illustration provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Block Printing for Illustration is taught by SowiesoWies. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $11.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Carve patterns, shapes, and designs into blocks to create unique stamps for printing

    • Introduction
    • Getting Ready: Tools, Ink and Paper
    • Starting on Your Project: Getting Inspired, Sketching and Carving
    • Maintenance
    • Final project
    Illustrations have the power to bring smiles to people’s faces and change their day in an instant. Wies van der Velde, the illustrator and artist behind SowiesoWies, specializes in creating playful artwork using the block printing technique. She sells her work on Esty and shares it with over 150K followers on Instagram.

    In this course, she teaches you how to work with the block printing technique to create your own illustrations. Carve patterns, shapes, and designs into a block and print them onto paper to make unique, multi-layered images. Get your tools ready and start stamping your own story.

Syllabus
    • About Me
    • Influences
    • Materials
    • Handling the Tools
    • Working with Ink Pads
    • Inspiration and First Sketch
    • Carving and Printing the Main Character
    • Rest of the Characters
    • Final Touches
    • Storing and Cleaning Your Tools
    • Other Uses for Your Print
    • Block Printing for Illustration