Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration
Creative ABC
A course by Alejandra Acosta , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Creative ABC
Overview
“Next, I will teach you to create a series of characters or concepts based on the shapes suggested by the letters of the alphabet.”
In this video lesson Alejandra Acosta addresses the topic: Creative ABC, 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
“creative abcs In this lesson I am going to teach you how to create a series of characters based on different forms. But first I would like to talk to you about a concept called pareidolia And what does it have to do with the capacity of our brain? to recognize forms where there are, for example, abstract figures or elements that suggest something to us. For that I have some examples here that I would like to show you. I believe that many times it has happened to you that you are in a place or you see a cloud go by, or you see a spot on the ground and you imagine a character, a face or somet...”
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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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