Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration
A course by Alejandra Acosta , Designer and Illustrator
Create a professional, illustrated idea log and discover your artistic vision through playful exploration and creative exercises
A blank page is just endless possibilities waiting to happen. For illustrator Alejandra Acosta, who has published more than a dozen
illustrated books for children and teens, a sketchbook is a powerful creative tool for finding inspiration and artistic vision. Explore the depths of your creativity through illustration while compiling ideas you can use to shape your next project.
After guiding you through Graphic Experimentation for Illustrated Stories, in this course, Alejandra teaches you to create a visual idea log through playful exploration and discover your own artistic style and graphic language. Complete a series of exercises to unleash your creativity, learn to make artistic associations between them, and find out how to combine all these techniques to make professional art with your own personal touch.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 30 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (93)
- 2,215 students
- 16 lessons (3h 35m)
- 30 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a professional illustration based on an idea from the sketchbook you filled with visual techniques and creative exercises during the course.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to explore their creativity and broaden their horizons in illustration.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is needed to take this course.
As for materials, you need a notebook, graphite and colored pencils, colored paper, India ink, watercolor supplies, and other stationery items.
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Alejandra Acosta
A course by Alejandra Acosta
Alejandra Acosta is a Chilean illustrator known for her undaunted exploration of visual techniques and languages in her art and the books she illustrates. After earning a degree in graphic design, Alejandra spent several years working as an art director before deciding to pursue her passion for illustration full time.
With more than a decade of experience, she's found success as a professional illustrator and has an extensive portfolio showcasing her diverse illustration styles. She has collaborated with many of the big names in publishing including Jekyll & Jill, Zorro Rojo, Barbara Fiore, Amanuta, Fondo de Cultura Económica, Sexto Piso, Carthusia, Loqueleo, Planeta, and Random House.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Tools and techniques
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Materials
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The basics of a drawing
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The stain as a visual resource
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U3
Creative connections
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Drop your hand and look again
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Creative ABC
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Hirameki: an imagined garden
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Illustrating from photographs
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U4
Creation of the illustration
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Observe and connect, magic!
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Colors and more colors
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First strokes 1
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First strokes 2
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U5
We finish the illustration
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Let's paint 1
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Let's paint 2
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And now that?
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FP
Final project
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Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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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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Ein wunderbarer Kurs! Didaktisch super, gibt viele Inspirationen und lädt ein intuitives Arbeiten ein.
Ich kann diesen Kurs nur wärmstens empfehlen!
I think this is one of the best courses on how to illustrate ideas and convey them in graphic form, love love this course by Alejandra Acota. learnt so much.
hermoso!
She's a good teacher. I enjoyed her notebooks, and she conveyed the use and importance of keeping notebooks. I recommend the course, and if you can draw, all the better. Excellent.
Muy bueno!