Drawing from Observation for Beginners
About Me
A course by Alvaro Arteaga , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I will tell you about my career and how I created a personal style in drawing, based on knowing how to observe the things that I have liked throughout my life.”
In this video lesson Alvaro Arteaga addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing from Observation for Beginners. Learn different techniques to overcome the blank page and create a sketchbook filled with light, volume, and detail.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hello, I welcome you to this Domestika course. My name is Álvaro Arteaga, better known as Alvarejo and I am a striped by the drawing. I would like to try to convey to you the passion I have regarding this topic and also tell you Like any good story, it has a beginning. The book you see here, "The Sorcerer of Fire Mountain", It is the first book my parents gave me. that contained illustrations that caught my attention. In these drawings what happened to me is that I began to wonder about these worlds that they were drawn and that they were illustrated. It was the first time that...”
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Course summary for: Drawing from Observation for Beginners
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Category
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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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