Pictorial Sketchbook with Gouache
About the sketchbook: the world is a notebook
A course by Maru Godas , Illustrator
About the video: About the sketchbook: the world is a notebook
Overview
“First of all, I want to dedicate a lesson to tell you why painting in notebooks has been so important to me and how they have influenced my style as an illustrator. With them I learned to observe reality in a different way and to find inspiration in any corner of my environment. In this lesson I will show you some of my favorite notebooks that I have made myself, I will tell you why I am passionate about large formats and why I like to theme them. I also tell you about the urban sketcher , with whom I have shared jobs, workshops and friends for years. ”
In this video lesson Maru Godas addresses the topic: About the sketchbook: the world is a notebook, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Sketchbook with Gouache. Explore new creative languages to work into your sketchbook and apply them to your illustrations and urban sketches.
Partial transcription of the video
“The sketchbook: the world is a sketchbook In this lesson I'll talk about what it means to me to work on a sketchbook. Working on a sketchbook is more than working on a sketchbook, at least for me. To me, it's to start a project, a part of your life that becomes a companion. Picasso's expression, that also illustrates a book, called "Je suis le cahier" illustrates that idea, "I am the sketchbook". It's a bit like that. It's an intimate space into which we pour our ideas, where we can practice many things, we can experiment and where we always find refuge, because, essentially, sketchbooks ke...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Sketchbook with Gouache
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration
Maru Godas
A course by Maru Godas
Maru Godàs studied graphic design at the IDEP school and at the Llotja de Barcelona. From that moment on, her career focused mainly on projects for various publishers, such as RBA, Cruïlla, Planeta, and Salvat, among others. Her true passion has always been illustration and, after discovering the Urban Sketchers collective, she took to the streets with a sketchbook in search of inspiration.
Since then, she has published several books with her work and illustrations in magazines for various big names such as La Caixa, La Vanguardia, and RACC. She currently combines her commissions with teaching, leading workshops and courses on urban sketching and illustration around the world. She enjoys sharing her discoveries with her students and, above all, encouraging them to try new things.
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