Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab
The notebook as an object
A course by Joan X. Vázquez , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
About the video: The notebook as an object
Overview
“There are different types and sizes of notebooks so, in this lesson, we will see some formats and materials that may be conducive to developing our images and I will show you some presentations that the notebooks with which you can work may have. For the course, we will use a notebook that allows us to experiment with mixed techniques, that is, from dry techniques to wet techniques, without deforming or wrinkling the paper.”
In this video lesson Joan X. Vázquez addresses the topic: The notebook as an object, which is part of the Domestika online course: Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab. Learn how to use memory, abstract language, and wit to experiment and expand your visual vocabulary.
Partial transcription of the video
“THE NOTEBOOK AS AN OBJECT Before starting work, we are going to review some materials and notebook formats to get started. We are going to review how they are structured and their substrates that compose them to work better. I'll start by showing you some notebooks. I usually work in small notebooks, in quarter or half letter format, which is roughly equivalent to an A6 or an A5, because those formats allow me to draw in a looser way, controlling mostly space and without being so afraid of seeing the blank page. Let's start with those notebooks, some have thin paper, mostly between 75 to 12...”
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Course summary for: Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook
Joan X. Vázquez
A course by Joan X. Vázquez
Joan Xavier Vázquez keeps a record in his sketchbooks of everything he observes, using them to understand and go deeper into complex subjects such as his emotions and thoughts. The illustrator, graphic designer, and teacher organizes workshops in his studio, Lapis, where he shares creative processes, generates questions, and diversifies perspectives.
Currently, he creates conceptual illustrations for magazines and books, as well as for for social and cultural projects.
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