Creative Drawing Techniques for Beginners
Action of the lines and geometric figures
A course by Puño , Illustrator and Educator
Reconnect with your creativity and improve your drawing skills no matter your level
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About the video: Action of the lines and geometric figures
Overview
“There are some compositional rules inherent to the human brain's perception, which we can use as a tool when drawing. In this lesson we will study their possibilities.”
In this video lesson Puño addresses the topic: Action of the lines and geometric figures, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Drawing Techniques for Beginners. Reconnect with your creativity and improve your drawing skills no matter your level.
Partial transcription of the video
“Action of geometric lines and figures Now we'll study the action of different lines. For example, a horizontal line is easily followed by the eye. It transmits a sensation of calm movement, it transmits rest. On the contrary, a vertical line generates tension in the eye, because our eye is more used to following this movement than this one. The vertical line transmits more strength, more tension, as I said, and it also transmits growth or drop. Unlike these two, a diagonal line is the most dynamic of all, generating the most movement. It invites the eye to follow it, like a slide. It makes ...”
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Course summary for: Creative Drawing Techniques for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Design, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Puño was born in Madrid in 1978. He has worked as an illustrator since 1994 but didn't actually take it seriously until 2005. He is the author of several book illustrations, both for children and adults, and has published books of all kinds, including some with his poems.
He has worked in different professional fields, such as advertising, media, and animation. In his spare time, he creates a street photography series. He has lived in Madrid, A Coruña, and Paris, working for a long list of clients including Coca-Cola, Nike, Greenpeace, TEDx, BBVA, Telefonica, ING Direct, Ono, El Mundo, Kalandraka, Nobrow 8, and more.
In 2009, he won the SM Foundation International Illustration Prize and the First Creacomic CAM 2009 Award. Since 2011, he has coordinated and directed several courses in illustration and creativity, including at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid.
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