Architectural Drawing for Illustrated Stories
Materials and tools
A course by Carlos Díaz Consuegra , Illustrator
Joined February 2021
About the video: Materials and tools
Overview
“Now I am going to show you some materials that we are going to work with in the workshop, the simplest and most basic ones that are needed to start sketching. ”
In this video lesson Carlos Díaz Consuegra addresses the topic: Materials and tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Drawing for Illustrated Stories. Learn to depict architecture in different styles to create illustrations for any editorial format.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials and tools Now I will show you the materials with which we are going to work, the most basic to start our final project. The first thing I will show you are the pencils or mechanical pencils. In this case I use a 0.7 mm mechanical pencil to have a little more defined lines, but i can also use a 2mm pencil or mechanical pencil which allows me to make a few thicker strokes. I usually use 2B or B pencils, which are a bit harder and they give me the possibility to have more gray values. As support, I recommend using notebooks of an eighth or a quarter of a sheet, notebooks that allow y...”
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Course summary for: Architectural Drawing for Illustrated Stories
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Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Sketching, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Carlos Díaz Consuegra
A course by Carlos Díaz Consuegra
Carlos Díaz has always been interested in his surroundings, taking in what he sees and hears to compose images that tell stories about everyday life. Throughout his career, he has collaborated as an illustrator on more than 70 book projects with other authors and has had the opportunity to participate in workshops and conferences.
He is also an author and illustrator of his own stories, which often touch on emotional issues. In March 2021, his picturebook Su casa me gusta was ranked among the top 100 recommended books in Latin America by the Cuatrogatos Foundation.
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