Creative Illustration: Play with Unexpected Materials
A course by Adolfo Serra , Illustrator
Awaken your creativity with everyday items, from coffee to feathers or an apple, and create illustrations freely and without judgment.
A lot of the time, the pressure we put on ourselves and fear of what others might think prevent us from creating completely freely. Illustrator Adolfo Serra believes the best way to rouse the imagination and combat creative blocks is to play around with unconventional materials.
In this course, learn to unlock your creativity by illustrating with everyday materials like coffee, wine, and even branches, and break free from stresses and preconceptions.
If you'd like to further explore illustration with Adolfo Serra, this is the perfect opportunity to take one of his other courses: Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe, Illustration Techniques to Unlock your Creativity, and Introduction to Children's Illustration.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 23 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (265)
- 8,194 students
- 17 lessons (2h 47m)
- 23 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Illustrate something you are enthusiastic about using unconventional materials and in the medium of your choosing: a pop-up book, a fanzine, an artist's book, there's no wrong answer!
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone passionate about creating, inventing, and using drawing and illustration as a tool for storytelling and expressing emotion. This course would also be of interest to anyone wanting to unlock their creativity using unexpected materials and methods.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is necessary, just come ready to experiment, play, and explore the world around you to create without limitations.
In terms of materials, all you need is some everyday items like coffee, tea, or wine, some plants, old cartons, spoons, needles, soap, ink, oil paints, oils, and perhaps a few others.
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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.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
The art of the game
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Your inner critic is wrong!
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Fanzines and artist books
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The STONE method to approach a project
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U3
Let's get our hands dirty!
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Get your hands dirty! 1
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Get your hands dirty! 2
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Arte-factos: creating guerilla brushes
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Illustrated textures
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Gyotaku and squid ink
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Vegetable stamping
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U4
A printing house at home
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Tetrabrick colography
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Etched with tetrabrick
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Polyspan engraving
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Marbled paper and collage
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U5
The fanzine or artist book
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My artist book
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And now that?
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FP
Final project
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Creative illustration: play with unexpected materials
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
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lyanaecheverria
Curso muy didáctico y creativo.
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luciamaria_ferreira7
Curso inspirador! Tenho aprendido a criar de uma forma única experimentando criação de novas texturas com materiais que eu não imaginava. Recomendo!
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genoveva_1
Un curso muy inspirador, lleno de experimentación y contenido práctico. Totalmente recomendable!
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mrazova_lu
Great!
luciaishikawa
didatico com muitas dicas para melhorar o processo criativo
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