Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab

Overview

“Here I will show you some notes that I make when I visit an exhibition in a museum or gallery, or when I see a graphic element that is visually interesting. As these are static objects, I can spend more time observing and this works for me to try to understand the processes and methodology that various artists have followed to build works that amaze me. By taking a closer look at the way some pieces are made, I can take minute notes or make lists to record details of the artwork that I am copying.”

In this video lesson Joan X. Vázquez addresses the topic: Notes and appropriation, 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

“NOTES AND APPROPRIATION Now I will share other processes, In this case, how do I replicate the graphic work of other artists? to let go and understand how their graphic works are working. When I visit a museum or gallery, I carry a notebook with me to draw and take notes of the details of the graphic works that catch my attention the most. In this way I can learn from other artists that have already carried out a more detailed and fit process and in this way I can see in a more specific way the way in which they have made these graphic shapes. It is convenient and as advice that when we vis...”

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Course summary for: Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab

• Level: Beginner
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• 2154 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (2h 16m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Creativity, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook