Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
The Sketching Habit
A course by Jon Berkeley , Illustrator and Author
About the video: The Sketching Habit
Overview
“There’s no better way to kickstart the illustration process than to get out a pencil and get stuck in. We will begin with some fast, loose sketching as a warm-up. At this stage we are just sketching whatever comes to mind, or whatever we see in front of us. This is a habit we should try to practise whenever we have a spare moment. It’s fun, it puts the wheels in motion, and every sketch teaches us something new.”
In this video lesson Jon Berkeley addresses the topic: The Sketching Habit, which is part of the Domestika online course: Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration. Use your imagination to develop a conceptual illustration from start to finish using acrylic paints.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Sketching Habit Now we'll talk about the sketching habit, how to acquire it and why you need it. When I was in art college, a tutor once caught me with my feet on the desk, drinking coffee, waiting to be inspired. The first thing he said to me was: "draw your boots since you've put them on the desk and when you're done, draw your coffee, and then, that statue in the corner and then, those paint splotches and keep drawing until the ideas start flowing". That was possibly the most useful lesson that I've ever learned. It's essential to have a sketchbook with you as much as possible. A nic...”
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Course summary for: Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Acrylic Painting, Creativity, Painting, Traditional illustration
Jon Berkeley
A course by Jon Berkeley
Jon Berkeley is an Irish illustrator and children’s author who has worked in the field for almost three decades and traveled to places like London, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Barcelona for illustration work. His passion for illustration began in his youth during the vinyl era, amazed by the artwork that adorned his favorite album covers, prompting him to further his intrigue and study Fine Art in Dublin, Ireland.
Most of his work is for editorial clients in major news and current affairs magazines like L’Express, The New Statesman, Volkskrant, The Economist, and others. He also works on major advertising campaigns and illustrates book jackets, packaging, as well as commissioned portraits for clients like Ted Baker, Vodafone, and Smirnoff.
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