Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration
The basics of a drawing
A course by Alejandra Acosta , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: The basics of a drawing
Overview
“Next, I will talk about 3 forms that are the basis of any illustration: the point, the line and the plane. I will teach you how to take advantage of them and mix them in different ways.”
In this video lesson Alejandra Acosta addresses the topic: The basics of a drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration. Create a professional, illustrated idea log and discover your artistic vision through playful exploration and creative exercises.
Partial transcription of the video
“The basics of a drawing Now that we have seen the materials that we will use in the course, We will start working on our notebook. The first thing I would like to explain to you there are three elements that for me are fundamental when drawing and that I usually call my Holy Trinity. They are the point, the line and the plane. For that I will work only with pencils. I have here some graffiti and an oil pastel to explain the differences between one and the other. Let's start from the point. The dot is considered a dot depending on its size in relation to the space where it is drawn. If we ha...”
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Course summary for: Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Watercolor Painting
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.
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