Artist's Sketchbook for Illustration Projects
How i got here
A course by Aleix Gordo Hostau , Illustrator
About the video: How i got here
Overview
“My name is Aleix Gordo Hostau and I am a cartoonist. Depending on where my drawings end, some call me illustrator, muralist, comic artist, designer ... Today I focus my career on several continents, especially as illustrator, painter and muralist, and also as art director and designer in my studio (GOHO Estudio), where we work as a group developing more commercial work.”
In this video lesson Aleix Gordo Hostau addresses the topic: How i got here, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artist's Sketchbook for Illustration Projects. Document your creative process to the final sketch and use your sketchbook as a personal archive.
Partial transcription of the video
“Welcome to this Domestika course. My name is Álex Bordostao and I am an artist. Depending on where my art is displayed. people refer to me as an illustrator. painter. muralist. or designer. there's a drawing tradition in the family From a young age. everyone around me encouraged my drawing skills and passion. I started working as an illustrator when I was 17 years old. While still in high school. i used illustration as a means to earn some extra cash. It was my side job back At that point in my life. being an illustrator was just a hobby. not a career choice. After school. i worked with sma...”
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Course summary for: Artist's Sketchbook for Illustration Projects
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration

Aleix Gordo Hostau
A course by Aleix Gordo Hostau
Aleix lives in Barcelona and has always drawn. He began his career as a professional illustrator drawing for children's and young people's books and making covers for publishing houses. Since then, he has worked for the press, advertising agencies, and several international companies from various sectors, such as Porsche, Seat, Nike, Adidas, Converse, Intel, or Amazon.
Nowadays, he focuses his work in the field of painting and illustration, muralism, urban art, graphic design, and his own licensing brand.
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