Drawing for Beginners Level -1
Why draw?
A course by Puño , Illustrator and Educator
About the video: Why draw?
Overview
“A short talk on drawing's benefits and uses, as well as some thoughts on my experience as a drawing teacher over the past twenty years.”
In this video lesson Puño addresses the topic: Why draw?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing for Beginners Level -1. Create your first sketchbook by applying basic techniques for drawing by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“WHY DRAW? If you've gotten this far, I imagine you're motivated to learn to draw, but let's review a few reasons why it's good to draw. The main and most personal reason, is to acquire a creative, artistic habit that you can exploit your whole life in any situation and which is very inexpensive. Just about wherever you go, you'll find paper and a marker, or pen and pencil, to develop this skill. It's also a skill that is more than proven to be an effective way to reduce stress, and, also, as I mentioned, it will help you become part of a very active global community. Another good reason is ...”
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Course summary for: Drawing for Beginners Level -1
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Illustration -
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Creating with Kids, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook

Puño
A course by Puño
Puño has been a professional illustrator since 1994 and it was just three years later that he also began his career as an educator specializing in creativity, illustration, and graphic storytelling. He has extensive experience in desktop publishing and created and managed the publishing house Ultrarradio from 2010 to 2013. He was also director of the One Year Illustration and Graphic Novel course at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid and curator of the Madrid City Council's exhibition series La Ciudad en Viñetas between 2012 and 2015. He received the 2018 Barco de Vapor Award and the 2009 Fundación SM International Illustration Award, among others.
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