Drawing from Observation for Beginners
Course final project
A course by Alvaro Arteaga , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the final project for: Drawing from Observation for Beginners
Drawing from Observation for Beginners
“Now that you have reached the end of the course, here are some of the most important steps you must take to complete your final project. Draw pictures of your hands in different positions and of various sizes. The idea is that you observe them very well and correct the proportions and details. You can use graphite, pen, or ink.





Partial transcription of the video
“Final project We have reached the end of this course, but it's the beginning of what can become a very entertaining learning process for you. Now we will review the exercises you have to do to build your final project. We made a drawing of the contour of the hand, first without looking at the paper and then looking at it, to then apply textures to those drawings. When we learned the hatching technique with some exercises we set out to copy the technique of the great masters. Then we work the hatching in one hand and then in a drawing based on a photograph. We switched to graphite pencil to ...”
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Course summary for: Drawing from Observation for Beginners
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching

Alvaro Arteaga
A course by Alvaro Arteaga
Alvaro Arteaga, better known as Alvarejo, is a graphic designer with a passion for illustration. After studying graphic design at the University of Chile, he began to professionally promote his illustrations on Threadless, which provided him with a platform to showcase his art and quickly led to commissioned work. Since then, he's been collaborating with brands in advertising, publishing, and other similar fields.
Over a decade ago, Alvaro discovered that he was also passionate about helping others overcome their fear of the blank page and started teaching illustration, drawing, and design at the University of Santiago, Chile. Throughout his career, he has worked on packaging, publishing, and advertising projects for companies like Puma, Converse, Jeep, and Nestlé.
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