Travel Journal: Illustrate Your Reality
Back to Travelling
A course by Powerpaola , Plastic Artist, Cartoonist, and Illustrator
Joined December 2019
About the video: Back to Travelling
Overview
“Now, you are going to go over everything you drew page by page. I will retouch, add or erase what I consider necessary in the drawing or in the text. ”
In this video lesson Powerpaola addresses the topic: Back to Travelling, 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
“Retaking the Trip Now that we've finished our travel diary, I like to revisit it, see what's missing, what details are necessary in each page. So I'll review it and you can do the same at home. Usually, when I walk around the streets, I take pictures of places that draw my attention so I can draw them later, I have them on my phone or sometimes I print them and that helps me go back to the image. Sometimes I draw while I'm there, and then when I get home, I revisit the image and see certain things that maybe I didn't see when I was there. For example, graffiti on a wall, details that make t...”
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Course summary for: Travel Journal: Illustrate Your Reality
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Category
Illustration -
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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