Drawing In Ink

Drawing In Ink

Adult Classes | This program has been canceled

585 Park Street Naples, FL 34102 United States

Studio 202

Intermediate-Advanced

1/18/2021-2/8/2021

1:00 PM-4:00 PM on Mon

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$200.00

$150.00

A combined seminar and class on creating original illustrations using traditional pen/brush and ink techniques. Students will be learning the finer points of ink illustration, including using texture, creating light and shadow, “spotting” blacks, and many other techniques, in the course of creating their own designs and illustrations. Students will learn how to use the “tools of the trade”, including brushes, crowquill pens and nibs, technical pens, and of course, India ink!

  • o Black waterproof India Ink. FW, Dr. PH Martin, or Pelikan brands are preferred
  • o A set of Pigma Micron pens or technical pens
  • o A straightedge ruler (steel, with cork backing), assorted French curves and ellipse templates
  • o 2 Hunt 102 crowquill pen nibs and 1 holder
  • o 1 Raphael Series 8404 #3 sable brush, OR 1 Winsor Newton Series 7 #3 sable brush
  • o 2 white Gel Pens- Sakura Gelly Roll preferred
  • o 9 x 12 drawing papers, preferably bristol board or heavy vellum. Strathmore or Borden & Reilly brands preferred
  • Note- other required materials will be discussed in the first session
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Faber, Rich

Rich Faber is an award-winning Illustrator who has been working for over 20 years. Rich is a versatile artist who began his career as a Comic Book Inker. Known for his keen attention to detail, his specialties include, but are not limited to, photo-realistic pencil Illustrations, brush, pen, and ink Illustrations as well as Logo Design Illustrations. Illustration subjects of particular interest include Baseball, Automobiles, and Portraits. Rich's clients include Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, USA Networks, Scholastic, New Line Cinema, Watson-Guptill Publications, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Westfield Shoppingtowns, Noodlesoup Productions, WWE (World Wrestling and Entertainment), LEGO, Centocor, and The Washington Speakers' Bureau, among many others. He is a frequent contributor to Christopher Hart's popular "How To Draw..."series, which is one of Watson-Guptill Publications’ top-sellers. His Illustrations have appeared in several of the company's publications. Rich's animation work includes a stint serving as an Illustrator on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series, "MinoriTeam." As the Art Director for Flatt World Figures, a company that produced collectible character figures, Rich was responsible for co-designing the company logo, creating and designing a “character card” insert and layout art for product packaging, as well as recruiting and coordinating freelance artists and sculptors. Flatt World’s "Bela Lugosi as Dracula"was awarded Best Packaging by ToyFare Magazine in their "Best of the Best of 1999,"February 2000 issue. In the Comic Book industry, Rich has worked on such well-known characters as Superman, Green Lantern, Steel, and The Titans, as well as on Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo’s critically acclaimed Comic Book, Tellos. He was one of the many contributors to “9-11: The World’s Finest Comic Book Writers and Artists Tell Stories To Remember, Volume 2”, a Graphic Novel whose profits all go