Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration
First strokes 2
A course by Alejandra Acosta , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: First strokes 2
Overview
“Now I am going to go back to see the exercises that I have been doing in my notebook. Afterwards, I will start working on the sketches for my illustration.”
In this video lesson Alejandra Acosta addresses the topic: First strokes 2, 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
“first strokes Before starting to work on the sketches that I will prepare for my definitive image, I'm going to review my notebook to look at the objects again or the elements that I already chose to put together that illustration. It seems important to me to look at them again to remember their characteristics both morphological and size or stroke style. Having different languages, How can I make these two characters interact well in the same illustration? I find it interesting here the movement of the bug on the swing and i can't forget that the ropes of the swing have to cross and that w...”
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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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