From Botanical Drawings to Narrative Illustration
Field Notebook
A course by Elizabeth Builes Carmona , Illustrator
Joined February 2015
Joined February 2015
About the video: Field Notebook
Overview
“A good investigator carries a precious notebook where he records what he finds on his journey. Sometimes these pages scare us, but here we will start with a play on words and two techniques that will help you lose your fear. ”
In this video lesson Elizabeth Builes Carmona addresses the topic: Field Notebook, which is part of the Domestika online course: From Botanical Drawings to Narrative Illustration. Illustrate a story by exploring nature and discover new creative paths.
Partial transcription of the video
“Field book The field book is an essential tool for the researcher. We record findings there, we dialog with them, and we do writing and drawing exercises. In this lesson, I want to show you different small techniques to fill our field book using an exercise of obsessive seeking which will help us to get past any blocks and to break the dilemma of the blank page. I have a list of words: revolution, jewel, ally, suspect, intruder. Love, beast, secret. We know the meaning of these words. We know them, we have images. The idea is not to go for what's easy, but explore these meanings or add new ...”
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Course summary for: From Botanical Drawings to Narrative Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Naturalistic Illustration, Traditional illustration
Elizabeth Builes Carmona
A course by Elizabeth Builes Carmona
Nature is always present in the work of Colombian illustrator Elizabeth Builes. The only thing that overshadows her love for plants and landscapes is her passion for storytelling. She focuses her talent on narrative illustration for the publishing sector and children's literature.
Her work has been published by companies like Alfaguara, Tragaluz Editores, Kalandraka, and SM, among others. By experimenting with colors, lines, and a bit of trial and error, Elizabeth has gradually defined her own approach to illustration and uses it to connect readers with her characters.
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