Artistic Illustration Techniques: from Concept to Drawing
Idea development and sketch
A course by Vicente Martí Solar , Illustrator and Visual Artist
Joined April 2020
About the video: Idea development and sketch
Overview
“Having already defined some of the elements to illustrate, I will begin to land the first ideas on paper. I will carry out some exercises and proposals, to later obtain a sketch that will be the basis for the digital process. ”
In this video lesson Vicente Martí Solar addresses the topic: Idea development and sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Illustration Techniques: from Concept to Drawing. Learn to build bridges between different artistic disciplines to create powerful illustrations based on a book, a film or a song.
Partial transcription of the video
“Idea development and sketch In this lesson we are going to develop a concept from the lyrics of the song "Under Pressure", that David Bowie sings alongside Queen. This concept will be turned into a sketch which will later lead to our final illustration. Now we will start working on paper to develop the concept. We know the song has a good name, "Under Pressure" which is sung by Queen and David Bowie. I would like to rescue elements from each of these three components. It seems to me that the most striking and the most representative of David Bowie on an iconographic level could be his light...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Illustration Techniques: from Concept to Drawing
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration

Vicente Martí Solar
A course by Vicente Martí Solar
From an early age Vicente Martí felt extremely drawn to shapes and colors. He originally studied graphic design and went on to work in several advertising agencies, all the while building his personal catalog of illustrations. He later decided to go back to college to study art.
Through his collaboration with a Chilean magazine, he started getting job requests from other national media outlets, which led to working for bigger and bigger international clients. He has had the chance to collaborate with Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, CNN, Adweek, and even branch out to other industries like gastronomy and health.
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