Digital Sketchbook: Awaken Your Creativity
A course by Del HambreIllustrator
A course by Del Hambre, Illustrator
Learn different techniques for exploring your imagination and improve your method of drawing the world
What were your favorite toys as a child? Fernando Del Hambre has always been partial to colored pencils and notebooks. From a young age, the illustrator has never stopped telling stories through his drawings. If you enjoy experimenting on a blank canvas and are interested in learning some techniques for bringing your creative work to life, this course is for you.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to develop a better creative process, gain confidence, and enhance your way of seeing the world. Using some of Del Hambre’s favorite exercises, watch your ideas jump off the page in your digital sketchbook, the perfect portfolio and cover letter for future clients.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 17 downloads
What will we do in this course?
57 seconds
Materials and techniques
4 minutes, 36 seconds
Set up
8 minutes, 47 seconds
Stroke 1
18 minutes, 50 seconds
Stroke 2
10 minutes, 46 seconds
Improvisation, working with references and color 1
16 minutes, 30 seconds
What's included in this course?
Before starting, Del Hambre encourages you to always listen to good music and never stop drawing: the two things that he enjoys the most. Listen to Del Hambre as he shares his story with you, touching on some of his inspiration and influences that have helped him reach his full potential.
Take a look at the materials and tools that are used in this course. Del Hambre provides you with a series of brushes and page mockups that are used in Photoshop. Then, go through some quick exercises to get started and not think so much, loosening up and gaining confidence in your strokes as you go along.
Then it’s time to focus on adding expressions and ideas to make your work stand out. An illustration should always tell a story, so learn how to draw concepts and develop visual metaphors. See how to interpret a brief and how to create a coherent narrative throughout your images.
To finish, collect all your work inside a digital sketchbook that represents your style. Learn how to design the front and back cover, and create a publication that reflects the work you’ve done in the course. Finally, see how to use your project as a portfolio and get some of Del Hambre’s top tips on how to market your work like a pro.
What is this course's project?
Create a digital sketchbook that demonstrates different techniques and exercises and can serve as a portfolio for clients.
The goal is to develop a small visual publication that shows your work in an alternative way, using a playful dialog that strengthens your voice as an illustrator and serves as the basis for a portfolio.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for cartoonists who want to experiment with new challenges, as well as illustrators looking to get out of their comfort zone and upgrade their skill set. Ultimately, the course is aimed at improving the creative process, gaining confidence, and enhancing your way of seeing the world around you.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you should like drawing, be open to new things, and enjoy experimenting.
Regarding materials, you will need a computer with Photoshop installed and a graphics tablet or interactive monitor
Reviews
- 1 year ago
fantastico
- 2 years ago
Very good and inspiring. Really got me started on drawing again.
- 2 years ago
Excelente curso. Mudou a obordagem que tinha com meus desenhos. Recomendo!
- 2 years ago
Very inspiring course!
- 2 years ago
Hacerlo fácil y alentarte a no dejsr de creer en tus posibilidades !!! Gracias
In 2016, he began collaborating and developing projects as a freelance creative director for UNESCO, FAO, and GREENPEACE Spain. Since March 2020, he has been drawing in the Sunday Opinion section of El País. His client list includes Young & Rubicam, El Mundo, Icon, Gentleman, Cinemanía, Forbes, and Principia, among others.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in this course?
- U2
Exercises to warm up the hand
- Materials and techniques
- Set up
- Stroke 1
- Stroke 2
- Improvisation, working with references and color 1
- Improvisation, working with references and color 2
- U3
Style exercises and search for concepts
- Drawing, expressiveness and characters 1
- Drawing, expressiveness and characters 2
- Draw concepts
- Work with a text 1
- Work with a text 2
- Narrative
- U4
Have a speech
- Cover and back cover
- Final advice
- FP
Final project
- Digital sketchbook: awaken your creativity
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
Certificates
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FAQs
You’ll learn to develop your personal style, create covers, characters, and author sketchbooks using both traditional and digital techniques, plus strategies to get commissions and promote your work as a professional illustrator.
This course is designed for those with intermediate illustration skills who want to refine their techniques, build a portfolio, and take their work to a professional level.
You’ll need a sketchbook, pencils, brushes, access to Photoshop or Procreate, a graphics tablet (optional), and an internet connection to access digital resources and exercises.
The course teaches how to adapt your style to various formats, create editorial proposals, reach out to art directors, and professionally present your work to boost job opportunities.
You’ll learn to use layers, custom brushes, color adjustments, pattern creation, file management, and composition in Photoshop and Procreate, along with exercises for strokes and digital textures.
Yes, the course includes strategies for showcasing your portfolio, creating engaging content, and networking with professionals on social media, especially Instagram.
Yes, it offers routines, sketch exercises, and improvisation techniques to enhance your creativity and generate original visual ideas.