Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab
The space and time
A course by Joan X. Vázquez , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
About the video: The space and time
Overview
“Within sketchbooks, a common practice is to record places. There are sites that for different reasons capture our attention. It can be because of its architecture, because of the objects that compose it, because of the colors or simply because we feel a connection to them. In this lesson, I will show you different annotations that record physical and temporal spaces, we will review the drawing process and we will see how time and space can converge in an image. ”
In this video lesson Joan X. Vázquez addresses the topic: The space and time, 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 SPACE AND TIME Now we will see how the space is related with past, present and future events. When I go out, I usually carry a notebook to register places that catch my eye. It may be because of its architecture, by how they are built, by objects that seem peculiar to me or because I generate a connection with these sites. When we go out, I suggest you make notes calmly, that you choose a comfortable place for you to draw, and you can go looking at all the objects that they catch your attention. To avoid being overwhelmed, choose a starting point and from that to conceive the drawing. I...”
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Course summary for: Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab
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Category
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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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