Artist's Notebook: Explore Illustration Techniques
Necessary materials
A course by Jesús Cisneros , Drawing Artist, Illustrator, and Teacher
About the video: Necessary materials
Overview
“In this lesson we will make a list of the materials you will need. Keep in mind that it is not necessary to buy very expensive oils, the cheap ones will also give you good results in the course.”
In this video lesson Jesús Cisneros addresses the topic: Necessary materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artist's Notebook: Explore Illustration Techniques. Spark your imagination and transform the experience of drawing into a source of inspiration and learning.
Partial transcription of the video
“Necessary Materials Now we’ll look at the materials we’ll use during the course. Let’s start with the notebooks. We’re going to use two formats: an A5 size and an A4 size. I generally use the Moleskine brand, but what’s important is that you feel comfortable with the weight and texture of the paper. These notebooks have lightweight paper, but you can use any paperweight you feel most comfortable with. In the first exercise, we’ll use a graphite pencil. We’ll work with 2B and 3B. Then we’ll use colored pencil. We’ll work with two colors, which can be blue and red or any two contrasting color...”
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Course summary for: Artist's Notebook: Explore Illustration Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Creating with Kids, Creativity, Design, Fine Arts, Painting, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration
Jesús Cisneros
A course by Jesús Cisneros
Jesús Cisneros is a Spanish artist, illustrator, and teacher who has spent most of his career in Spain and several years in Mexico. As a drawing artist, he fills notebooks with his creations and then transforms them into graphic works of art and expositions, some of which have gone on display in Mexico City, Seoul, and Marseille. As an illustrator, he has published books in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, France, and the United Kingdom and has created illustrations for book covers, magazines, posters, and other related projects. He also travels the world sharing his knowledge in workshops and teaching courses for the International School of Illustration as part of the Štĕpán Zavřel Foundation in Sàrmede, Italy.
Over the course of his career, his work has been featured three times at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and recognized on numerous occasions including honorable mention at the biennial Ilustrarte exposition, the Honorable Mention Prize at Sharjah, the I colori del Sacro Award, and the Lazarillo Illustration Award.
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