Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe
Magical thinking in art
A course by Adolfo Serra , Illustrator
About the video: Magical thinking in art
Overview
“Next, I will tell you about magical thinking and how it has influenced artists over time.”
In this video lesson Adolfo Serra addresses the topic: Magical thinking in art, which is part of the Domestika online course: Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe . Experiment with acrylic paint and express your ideas by playing with colors, symbols, monsters and myths .
Partial transcription of the video
“Magical Thinking in Art In this lesson, I propose we take a journey through history, chasing and researching magical thinking as a creation tool a number of artists have used to carry out those creations that have amazed or moved us. As you know, when I talk about magic in this course, I'm talking about imagination, smell, intuition, inner voice, but I'm also talking about that feeling you get when you mix colors in your palette or notebook and a whole world appears, the magic of playing with ink, acrylic, or watercolor. I'm also talking about feeling like you're flowing you get when you ca...”
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Course summary for: Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe
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Acrylic Painting, Creativity, Painting, Traditional illustration
Adolfo Serra
A course by Adolfo Serra
Adolfo Serra (Teruel, 1980) studied Advertising and Public Relations at the Complutense University of Madrid, but it wasn't long before he decided to follow his childhood passion for drawing by reconnecting with pencils and watercolors at the Escuela de Arte 10 in Madrid. Since then he's been no stranger to colors, papers, textures, and stories.
He loves to experiment with techniques, play with materials, and, above all, tell stories with his art. He considers himself a trailblazer of blank pages who maps uncharted territory with illustrations for children and young adults.
His illustrations have been featured at the Bologna Children's Book Fair (Italy), Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (Slovakia), Sharjah Children's Book Fair (United Arab Emirates), Ibero-American Illustration Contest (Mexico), CJ Picture Book Awards (Korea), and the International Exhibition of Illustrations for Children in Sàrmede (Italy).
His wordless version of Little Red Riding Hood has been published in Spain, Germany, France, and Mexico, and has won numerous awards. He also won the 19th A la Orilla del Viento Award for illustrated album from the Fondo de Cultura Económica.
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