Graphic Experimentation for Artistic Illustration
Presentation
A course by Santiago Guevara , Illustrator and Painter
Joined May 2012
Joined May 2012
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“Before getting to work as an illustrator for books and magazines, a number of things have happened to me that together brought me here. Personal anecdotes, influences, inclinations and interests that surfaced since I was a child added to an environment with very special characteristics have shaped what is now my graphic work. In this lesson I will tell you a little about myself, so that you know first-hand the sum of situations that have shaped my career. I hope you can see yourself reflected in my story and know that a good way to start narrating with images is from your own memory.”
In this video lesson Santiago Guevara addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphic Experimentation for Artistic Illustration . Create images with watercolors, acrylics, pastels and other techniques and illustrate pieces that bring a text to life .
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hello, welcome to my Domestika course. I am very happy that you accompany me on this path and I would like to tell you how I got to be where I am, to do what I do. My name is Santiago Guevara. I am an illustrator, I love to draw, I love to paint. I am also a plastic artist and I have been a university teacher and now for Domestika. Since I was a child there was a very strong inclination towards painting. I could say that I almost started drawing before writing and it was one of the first things I did. Also at home I always saw my dad drawing because he studied something related...”
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Course summary for: Graphic Experimentation for Artistic Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Communication, Creativity, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Santiago Guevara
A course by Santiago Guevara
Illustrator Santiago Guevara graduated with a degree in graphic design from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá, Colombia. He combines his work as a freelance illustrator–primarily for children's books and young adult literature–with a teaching position in the art department at the Pontifical Xavierian University.
He has collaborated with magazines, newspapers, publishing companies, and both national and international clients. To date, he has published and co-authored numerous books with a variety of writers and companies, including Corazón de león by Antonio Ungar, Los irlandeses by Jairo Buitrago, La gata sola by Carolina Sanín, Soy asesino y padre de familia by Fabio Rubiano, and Los 16 motivos del lobo by Amalia Moreno.
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