# Playful Illustration Techniques for a Visual Diary | Domestika

> A course by Diego Bianki · Illustration · Beginner
> 15 lessons (2h 48m) · 96% of the 84 student ratings are positive

In this online course, **learn how to communicate through the universal language of drawing**. Illustrator Diego Bianki, founder of the publishing house _Pequeño editor_, explains how he started handcrafting his own notebooks to always have one on hand and guides you through the process of creating your own. 

He teaches you to hone your observation skills, view the world from a different perspective, and turn your surroundings into art.

## Who is this online course for?

Anyone who wants to unblock and explore their creative process and discover their own voice by experimenting with illustration.

## What is this course's project?

Craft your own illustration diary to fill with daily entries using unconventional tools and techniques.

## Requirements and materials

No previous drawing experience is required, just bring your curiosity and come ready to experiment.

For materials, you need a small travel kit consisting of a glue stick, tape, markers or pens, scissors, paintbrushes and your choice of mediums for color, such as tempera paint, watercolors, or colored pencils.

## Content

### Introduction

Hello! I welcome you to this Domestika course. I am Diego and I am glad that you are here with me today.

 In this first unit, I am going to talk to you about my career in the world of illustration, animation and the independent edition of illustrated books. I will also tell you who influenced my professional work and my more personal work.

### Making Your Own Logbook

Here you will learn what a blog is and you will choose an old or used edition among old books or notebooks to create your own. Then, I will show you how you can intervene and format it to your liking to finally customize the cover.

### Completing the Logbook

In this unit, you will see the huge variety of items you can search for to paste into your blog. I will show you how to complete the pages and what playful drawing exercises can be done to cultivate the sense of observation.

### Final Advice and Future of the Logbook

We are almost at the end of the course. In it you have experienced lesson by lesson, building your own work space, free of conditioning. It is very likely that in the future this same space will become a great inspiring toolbox for future projects on other media or platforms.

 Here I will give you some last tips and ideas for future projects.

## Audio and subtitles

**Audio:** Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish

**Subtitles:** Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish

[Playful Illustration Techniques for a Visual Diary](https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/1772-playful-illustration-techniques-for-a-visual-diary)