Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration

Observe and connect, magic!

A course by Alejandra Acosta , Designer and Illustrator

Designer and Illustrator. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined March 2019
99% positive reviews (88)
2,109 students
Audio: Spanish, English
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Observe and connect, magic!

Overview

“In this lesson we will review the pages of our creative notebook to discover things that inspire us and generate creative connections between the exercises that we have done during the course.”

In this video lesson Alejandra Acosta addresses the topic: Observe and connect, magic!, 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

“Observe and connect, magic! Now that we have all our exercises ready, I will teach you my methodology to find inspiration in the notebook. For me it is very important to have a notebook as a log, in fact i have many and whenever I need inspiration or don't know how to start a project I turn to them and I use them as a space where to find interesting things that can become a final project. Now we will review each of the exercises we did to see what things are interesting, how to establish connections between one and the other to see if we can, later, with this combination put together our fi...”

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Course summary for: Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (88)
  • 2109 students
  • 5 units
  • 16 lessons (3h 35m)
  • 12 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Watercolor Painting

Alejandra Acosta

Alejandra Acosta
A course by Alejandra Acosta

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Designer and Illustrator

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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Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration. Illustration course by Alejandra Acosta

Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration

A course by Alejandra Acosta
Designer and Illustrator. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined March 2019
  • 99% positive reviews (88)
  • 2,109 students