Travel Journal: Illustrate Your Reality
Spaces, Buildings and Houses
A course by Powerpaola , Plastic Artist, Cartoonist, and Illustrator
Joined December 2019
About the video: Spaces, Buildings and Houses
Overview
“Here I will show you how to draw architectures and spaces from observation, either in nature in the city or in a photograph. ”
In this video lesson Powerpaola addresses the topic: Spaces, Buildings and Houses, which is part of the Domestika online course: Travel Journal: Illustrate Your Reality. Capture the moment by combining drawing and storytelling to create an unforgettable travel journal.
Partial transcription of the video
“Spaces, Buildings and Houses The first thing one does when traveling is get to know the city you're in. There are people who use maps. I like to lose myself in the cities. I chose my neighborhood and then I looked for abandoned or old architecture. I like the joining of nature and architecture. I like the details of abandonment, I love abandoned cars in Buenos Aires. They look like sculptures in the middle of the city. From the photos I took, I'll decide which I'll draw. I think I'll choose this one, I like the whole scene, there's nature, there's architecture, the abandoned car. I also cho...”
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Course summary for: Travel Journal: Illustrate Your Reality
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration, Writing

Powerpaola
A course by Powerpaola
Powerpaola is a renowned plastic artist, cartoonist, and illustrator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her sketchbooks are part of a collection at the Luis Ángel Arango library in Bogotá, and her drawings and paintings can be viewed at the IDLB gallery in Buenos Aires. She has also published over eight books and exhibited her work in several countries.
Additionally, she was artistic director of the animated feature Virus Tropical, based on her eponymous graphic novel. She produced more than 5000 cartoons for the film over a total of 5 years.
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