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Illustration for Non-Illustrators

Abstraction of forms and repetition

A course by Mr. Kone , Illustrator, Designer and Art Director

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14,021 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Abstraction of forms and repetition

Overview

“In this lesson we will know the process of recognizing the basic forms that each of the objects, people, animals and nature that surrounds us. Once the eye is exercised to know how to distinguish and discover its repetition, we will begin to refine those forms, to abstract.”

In this video lesson Mr. Kone addresses the topic: Abstraction of forms and repetition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Non-Illustrators. Learn the basics to illustrate combining new technologies with analog processes.

Partial transcription of the video

“[Instrumental] In this first lesson... Let's see how important it is to abstract the shapes that we already know. and see what happens when we repeat them over and over again... I took some elements as reference... In this case it is a crocodile, I want us to observe... Above all, what happens with these elements, what is in them, and also, that this part is very important in our work, and that is going to help us a lot to enrich it, Above all, develop over time the ability to understand shapes. The first thing we are going to do is... Locate those elements that have constant repetition. Th...”

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Course summary for: Illustration for Non-Illustrators

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (690)
14021 students
6 units
32 lessons (8h 13m)
13 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Mr. Kone

A course by Mr. Kone

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Illustrator, Designer and Art Director

César Evangelista Bautista, better known as Mr. Kone, is a Mexican designer with years of experience in various areas of visual communication such as editorial design, packaging, branding, and advertising.

He has illustrated and designed countless projects; from magazines and children's books to packaging, branding, web, multimedia, and advertising projects by major brands such as Nike, MTV, Pepsi, Lipton, Brisk, Coca-Cola, Sony-BMG, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, adidas, Mini Cooper, and many more.

Among the most prominent awards in his career is the 2011 Cannes Media Lion Gold for the NIKE CUP campaign.

He has led numerous conferences and workshops at different events in Mexico and other countries and his work has been published around the world.

He is currently working freelance on different commercial and personal projects as well as being part of independent design projects throughout the world, showcasing amazing color, shapes, and above all originality.