Create an Infograph that will Make History
Perspective templates
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista , Illustrator and Infographic Artist
Joined April 2014
Joined April 2014
About the video: Perspective templates
Overview
“Using perspective, axonometric or conic templates, we can draw objects with volumes in a simple way. Sometimes it is better to simplify and use only silhouettes, but the volume can help us explain certain graphics. Little by little we will have a library of our drawings and we can also customize our perspectives and get a more personal touch. ”
In this video lesson Fernando Gomez Baptista addresses the topic: Perspective templates, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create an Infograph that will Make History. Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic.
Partial transcription of the video
“Perspective templates Well, in this lesson we are going to learn how to use perspective templates. With these perspective templates we will be able to draw from the most basic form. What is a cube, a car, a house. Whatever we want, right? Perspective is something that is used constantly in graphics, isn't it? There are different types of perspectives. I'm going to teach you how to use isonometric perspective. Which is like the simplest. And basically, to do this, all we do is... We are going to make a grid. We can customize this grid with the degrees we want. I recommend that you start by u...”
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Course summary for: Create an Infograph that will Make History
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Areas
Drawing, Infographics, Information Design, Photography Post-production, Sculpture
Fernando Gomez Baptista
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista
Fernando Baptista is the infographics senior editor at National Geographic in Washington.
He studied fine arts at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and began his career as a freelance illustrator and designer before becoming a staff member at the newspaper El Correo in 1993. In 2007, he joined the team at National Geographic Magazine in Washington DC. He has taught classes as an associate professor at the University of Navarra and has run conferences and workshops in Europe, the United States, and Latin America.
In 2012, he was named one of the five most influential infographic artists in the world during the last 20 years. He has won more than 125 awards from the likes of the SND, SPD, ÑH, Best American Infographic, and Malofiej, including the Peter Sullivan Award—the most prestigious award in infographics. In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy for [i]Walking With Giants[i] in the category of New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture. His illustrations have also been displayed in museums and featured in books.
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