Sketchbook Illustration for Collecting Ideas
Find the patterns
A course by Catalina Bu , Illustrator
About the video: Find the patterns
Overview
“You will learn how to analyze your image bank so that you can preserve only those that go with what you want to achieve. I'll teach you how to listen to your gallery, it may sound a little crazy, but trust it, it's going to talk to you. When finished, you will have chosen the patterns you want to work with.”
In this video lesson Catalina Bu addresses the topic: Find the patterns, 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
“In this lesson. i'll guide you through analyzing your image bank. cleaning up your photo gallery. and making crucial initial decisions before diving into your sketchbook. Personally. i snapped pictures of various in my home as part of my preparatory exploration. Because I wasn't sure what to depict initially. However. once you have captured all the images you you'll notice that your photo collection begins to communicate with you. revealing aspects beyond what was originally intended. I rely heavily on intuition for these things. There is no strict rule. but you will notice items that don't...”
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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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