Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration

Sketching

A course by Samuel Castaño , Illustrator and graphic designer

Illustrator and graphic designer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020
98% positive reviews (59)
974 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Sketching

Overview

“I will talk about the importance of the sketching process to clarify and find the image that will be your final illustration. Using different papers and the initial scratches, you will refine the image until you have a clean sketch on which to start drawing. ”

In this video lesson Samuel Castaño addresses the topic: Sketching, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration. Learn how to conceptualize a written piece into an image filled with intricate detail by combining techniques and styles.

Partial transcription of the video

“Sketching In this lesson we will talk about the sketching process and different techniques that can help us in this process to get to the final image. A technique that I use a lot in the sketching process It is a very simple technique, it is simply tracing. I use tracing paper to copy some shape or element that will help me to continue making the compositions and sketches, and I apply the transfer technique, which is to pass the pencil or scratch on the back side of the sheet. It is a very simple technique that surely we have all used. In this case, I will be working with this form. Another...”

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Course summary for: Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (59)
  • 974 students
  • 4 units
  • 12 lessons (1h 8m)
  • 1 download
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Artistic Drawing, Collage, Digital Drawing, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Samuel Castaño

Samuel Castaño
A course by Samuel Castaño

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Illustrator and graphic designer

Samuel Castaño is an illustrator and graphic designer from Medellín. And despite having lived in other parts of the world, that is where he really finds the inspiration to create his works.

He began doing illustrations for magazines, newspapers and other media, but it was thanks to a self-publication called "Imperfections" that he made the leap into the publishing world. In recent years he has worked for publishers in Colombia, Mexico and Spain, such as Penguin RH, Alfaguara, Tragaluz, Juventud, Ekaré, SM, A buen paso, Castillo, Norma, among others.


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Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration. Illustration course by Samuel Castaño

Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration

A course by Samuel Castaño
Illustrator and graphic designer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (59)
  • 974 students