Drawing Techniques to Lose Fear of the Blank Page

Drawing Techniques to Lose Fear of the Blank Page

“We have reached the end of this Domestika course. Now it is your turn to put into practice everything you have learned in the lessons. Put aside your worries and blocks and get ready to have a great time. Pick a notebook first. Choose the one you like the most and the materials with which you feel comfortable. Get to know them, experiment with them and treat them as if they were part of your family. Put into practice all the exercises that I have taught you to unleash your creativity. Create characters from colored spots. Dare to paint with the opposite hand, cut out colored cardboard and from there create your own characters. Let yourself be surprised by everything you are creating.

Then practice each of the techniques that I have taught you. Take imperfect portraits with colored pens. Do not forget to be inspired by a person who catches your attention and to enhance their most characteristic features. Then practice counting with your eyes. Grab a pack of colored crayons and start drawing thousands of eyes of different sizes and shapes. The drawing will help you connect with your spirit as a child. Browse through your old magazines and create fabulous collages from them. With the pen, design animals. It starts from reality to build the identity of each one of them. Remember to greet these two and four legged beings, the winged ones ... Discover that, using objects that are around you, you can also draw wonderful things, starting your imagination. Try watercolor, don't be scared. Finally, I encourage you to investigate the stories with somewhat different protagonists so that you discover for yourself that the differences end up uniting us and that all, deep down, are not the same, but we do want the same things: to love and to be loved . Beside limitations, we all have talents. Seeks to create an inclusive character. When you have it drawn, make up a nice and simple story that means something to you. And above all, don't forget to share all of this with me on the forum. Tell me about your progress and what things you like in the world of drawing. Remember to always work with love and honesty. In addition to my opinion, in the forum you can find out about the projects and points of view of other students in the course. I encourage you to share your experience with them. As I have told you throughout this course, in art the connection established with the environment and with other artists is also of great importance. I hope you enjoy creating a lot. See you. ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Hello, we've now reached the end of the Domestika course. Now it's your turn to put into practice everything you've learned. Put aside your worries and mental blocks and get ready to have a great time. First, choose a notebook, the one you like the most, and then choose the materials you feel most comfortable with. Get to know them, experiment with them and treat them as if they were part of your family. First put into practice everything I've taught you to unleash your imagination. Create characters from colored blotches, have a go at drawing with your opposite hand, cut out ...”

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Course summary for: Drawing Techniques to Lose Fear of the Blank Page

• Level: Beginner
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• 3985 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (3h 26m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Creativity, Design, Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting