Character Creation from Observational Drawings
About Me
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about my creative journey, my struggles and victories, and the history of how I became an illustrator. ”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Creation from Observational Drawings. Draw and paint unique characters inspired by the world around you using a variety of artistic materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hello. Welcome to this course. My name is Sarah Van Dongen, and I'm an illustrator from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Thank you for joining me. In this lesson, I'll tell you a little bit about myself before we get started. I believe that my creative journey started in my childhood. I was a very creative and happy child, and although I didn't draw much, I made a lot of stuff that I could play with. I made dolls, doll’s houses, clothes for dolls. I also made gadgets, tree houses. I have two older brothers and together we’d build forts. We’d pretend to be secret agents to save the world, so...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation from Observational Drawings
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration
Sarah van Dongen
A course by Sarah van Dongen
Sarah van Dongen is a Dutch illustrator based in Amsterdam who is passionate about telling stories. She began her studies in comparative literature but enrolled in the MA in Children’s Books Illustration in Cambridge, UK after realizing she wanted to pursue a more creative career.
Sarah’s illustration work can be found in children’s books, stationery, newspapers, and magazines across the globe. Her clients include Flow Magazine, Adobe, Tiny Owl Publishing, and Ragged Bears Publishing, among others. Sarah enjoys exploring themes like gardens, food, social interactions, mental health, and her childhood. She doesn’t shy away from subjects like insecurity, loneliness, and loss, she expresses them in her sketches to help make these feelings more comprehensible.
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