Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color
Inspiration for a Sketchbook Project
A course by James Chapman , Illustrator and Author
About the video: Inspiration for a Sketchbook Project
Overview
“Here I will talk about a vital part of the sketchbook process, coming up with the main theme for it, based on your passions. I’ll explain how to keep the ideas coming in your sketchbook so you don’t run out of enthusiasm, and how we can use our passions as a base for the whole project. ”
In this video lesson James Chapman addresses the topic: Inspiration for a Sketchbook Project, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color. Explore your imagination and create vibrant illustrations with acrylic paint markers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Inspiration for a sketchbook project Today we're gonna be talking about inspiration for a sketchbook project. These projects are a great way to stretch your artistic range. By doing a series of smaller pieces, you can experiment with composition, lighting, perspective. Things that you might normally be intimidated to try, in a smaller piece you can experiment and be more brave and leave your comfort zone. Let's take a look at what I've done before. My first sketchbook was based on food, and for every day of October I took a word prompt from a list online and tried to draw a picture of food ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration
James Chapman
A course by James Chapman
James Chapman is an illustrator and children's author based in the UK. Realizing that he needed a break from so much time staring at a screen, he began experimenting with Posca paint markers and creating brightly colored works of art in a sketchbook.
James’ professional work is mostly animation and digital art, but his +50k Instagram followers know him for his colorful sketchbooks filled with film and pop culture references. He has collaborated with BuzzFeed, Babbel, the BBC, and CBS Television, and has published several books that explore words and sounds from around the world.
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