The Art of Sketching: Transform Your Doodles into Art
A course by Mattias Adolfsson , Illustrator
Use your sketchbook to find your own drawing style and share it with others
Finding your own creative drawing style is a process that can only be achieved through practice. When sketching becomes a constant habit, creativity unfolds naturally, opening up a multitude of possibilities that can be used in final illustrations.
Keeping a sketchbook has played an important role in Mattias’ creative process throughout his career as an illustrator. His long list of clients includes magazines like The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, and New York Times, along with animation studios such as Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, and Disney.
In this course, Mattias Adolfsson shows you the process of transforming your doodles into art. He goes through the initial steps to start sketching and liberate the hand, to learn new creative methods starting with real objects, and to develop your imagination.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 15 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (5.7K)
- 193,470 students
- 16 lessons (2h 31m)
- 15 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Portuguese
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
You will finish this course with a sketchbook filled with inspirational exercises and a final piece that will incorporate all that you have learned along the way.
The project for this course will be ongoing, as the main purpose of this course is to fill a sketchbook with doodles, ideas, and experiments to sharpen your creative process and solidify the habit of drawing.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone who wants to improve their illustration technique through the consistent use of a sketchbook. From novice to experienced illustrators, and all those in search of developing their creative drawing process.
Requirements and materials
No previous drawing experience is required, you will only need the desire to experiment with pencil and paper.
You will need a sketchbook, a pencil or ink pen, an eraser, a ruler and watercolors or markers.
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Mattias Adolfsson
A course by Mattias Adolfsson
Mattias Adolfsson has been working as a freelance illustrator for over eleven years. While working as a graphic designer in the computer games industry, he started sharing his work on social media, where he began his successful career in illustration.
His long list of clients includes Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers, and other important animation studios. He has also illustrated for magazines including The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, and The New York Times.
Mattias has created a variety of illustration work in areas like product design, for baby clothes brand Atelier Choux Paris, record sleeves, as well as an art commission for the largest hospital in Sweden.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Influences
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What we will do on the course
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U2
Materials as models
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Materials
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Your materials as models
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Freehand material
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U3
You are a real character
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Objects into characters
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Faces and emotions
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Body moving
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U4
Perspective
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Basic perspective
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Isometric Perspective 1
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Isometric Perspective 2
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Using isometric to draw a technical object
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U5
Putting your art out there
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Adding colour
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Social networks
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Taking part in the artistic community
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FP
Final project
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The Art of Sketching: Transform Your Doodles into Art
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cristinabini76
Ottimo per esercitazioni e trovare il modo per disegnare quotidianamente! Lo consiglio a chi è in cerca di un proprio stile e ha bisogno di una guida per riuscirci. Artista molto talentuoso!
strozierlisa
Fun course!
j_sozzi
corso completo e divertente da seguire
martina_balin
Salve a tutti.
Sono una principiante e faccio questo corso come passatempo estivo.
Lo trovo veramente molto interessante ma allo stesso tempo anche molto semplice da seguire.
I disegni anche se sono fatti da un artista bravissimo e in carriera, vengono resi comprensibili a tutti e qualsiasi persona puo' mettersi in gioco e provarci.
Lo consiglio a tutti coloro che vogliono imparare a disegnare ma anche a chi già sapendo disegnare vuole semplicemente ampliare la sua formazione.
pictopye
This course by Mattias Adolfsson was a fantastic beginner (or refresher) course for those who want to develop a creative mindset for sketching. There is no pressure to conform to a specific style, but instead to be open to exploring new avenues, mediums, perspectives, and details as you transform your doodles into more refined pieces in your sketchbook or for taking random thoughts into finished works.