Playful Illustration Techniques for a Visual Diary

Playful Illustration Techniques for a Visual Diary

“We have reached the end of the course! I thank you for being a part of it. Now it's your turn to work on your project (or finish it, if you had already started it throughout the course). To guide you, I will summarize the main steps to follow to carry out this project. Remember to save photos or files of each stage. I would like you to use them to explain what you did, how you did it and why. This will be very useful not only for you, as a reminder of your process, but for others as well. This is how we can all progress together! Choose the edition you are going to customize.

Think of the form that your blog can take and make it. Work on the cover, back cover, and opening pages of the issue to give it a custom identity. Remember that it is very important to write down on the pages that you are going to use date of the day, month and year for each of the interventions that you make in your blog. And it is very important that every day you work on at least one of its pages. Collect and pick items . Then order them and paste them in your blog to be able to observe them and draw them as they are. Now you can work resignifying them and playing to find the reverse of the image. For this, it is essential that you apply the concept of pareidolia , both in graphic elements, such as natural ones, recycled ones, etc. Congratulations on your work! I hope that, in addition to having learned, you have also had fun with the game of looking for the reverse of the images. Share your project by clicking "Create your project". I will stop by the forum as soon as I can to comment and answer your questions. In the meantime, check out what others are doing and leave comments. Collaboration between artists is the best way to progress, plus lots of practice! See ya!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project As we near the end of the course, I want to thank you deeply for your interest in joining and following me on this journey. Always take your visual diary with you because when you least expect it, you'll find yourself drawing everywhere. It's like going to the gym so you can keep fit: you'll become more and more adaptable and improve your ability to observe. This is a fundamental part of developing your perception. Think of it as an archive or as an ally to your memory. You'll discover essays that will surprise you and refresh previously used techniques that you can apply to f...”

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Course summary for: Playful Illustration Techniques for a Visual Diary

• Level: Beginner
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• 2112 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 48m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Watercolor Painting