Sketchbook Illustration for Collecting Ideas
Influences
A course by Catalina Bu , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll briefly tell you about some personal drawing principles and ideas. A kind of statement of my perspective regarding illustration and its language, how we recognize and communicate through it. Also, I will show you some of the references that help inspire me.”
In this video lesson Catalina Bu addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbook Illustration for Collecting Ideas. Learn how to create detailed illustrations by experimenting and revealing your ideas.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I’ll tell you about my main interests and the people who inspire me, and we’ll start with Power Paola, an Ecuadorian artist. Why am I talking about her? Because she had a lot to do with my comic-book phase and how I started to relax regarding the topics that could be discussed in this type of work. The first of her books I had was "Tropical Virus," which also started almost as a fanzine and then it was published in a bigger book. What I like most about Power Paola in her work in general is many of her drawings look like they were made by a boy or a girl. It encour...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Illustration for Collecting Ideas
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook
Catalina Bu
A course by Catalina Bu
Catalina Bustos Mendoza, better known on social media as Catalina Bu, is a Chilean illustrator who is passionate about drawing and uses simple strokes to express big ideas and tell complex stories. She currently works as an illustrator for numerous publishers, brands and companies.
She has written four books (Diario de un Solo 1 and 2, Libro Libre and En Blanco) and co-authored another three (Gatos Gordos, Solo Necesito un perro and Un espacio vacío); her books have been translated to French and Portuguese. Her work also has been featured in individual and collective exhibits in Santiago de Chile, Madrid, Mexico City, Shanghai, New York and Bologna.
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