Creative Journaling for Illustration
Losing the fear of the blank page: how I get inspired 2
A course by Matías Prado , Ilustrator
About the video: Losing the fear of the blank page: how I get inspired 2
Overview
“I will continue to teach you some techniques that I like to use to start creating without thinking too much.”
In this video lesson Matías Prado addresses the topic: Losing the fear of the blank page: how I get inspired 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Journaling for Illustration . Learn to create original, vibrant illustrations from the experiences, notes, and sketches in your journal.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lose the fear of the blank page: how I get inspired This illustration is already dry. We can even touch it carefully to realize that you can now turn the page to go to the next exercise. I am going to work with another technique, which is Chinese ink. As this leaf begins to rise, I'm going to put another bra and that will make it much easier for me to erase the entire blank page. I will work again in a very spontaneous way. I have India ink which is black. I can use the same brush with water. I'm going to put some on the plate. As I put the Chinese ink on the plate I'm going to press the br...”
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Course summary for: Creative Journaling for Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Matías Prado
A course by Matías Prado
Matías Prado is a freelance illustrator who creates from his workshop in Santiago de Chile, collaborating with a variety of brands on diverse projects. He loves putting all his ideas down on paper, more specifically in sketchbooks, because they give him the creative freedom to unabashedly explore his imagination.
He's built a successful career in illustrated advertising by working with big-name brands such as Adidas, Vans, GMO, Faber-Castell, Peugeot, and more. He has participated in exhibitions and displayed his illustrations in cities around the world, including Santiago de Chile, Madrid, Barcelona, Bologna, and Buenos Aires. In 2018, he published his first children's book De Cuento en Cuento with the company Amanuta.
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