Illustrated Diary: Fill Your Sketchbook with Experiences
Looking for inspiration in everyday objects
A course by David Morales , Architect and Illustrator
About the video: Looking for inspiration in everyday objects
Overview
“One of the biggest challenges when it comes to drawing on a daily basis is finding what to draw. In this lesson I will show you how to do it with small everyday objects and I will teach you how to make this practice an inexhaustible source of inspiration.”
In this video lesson David Morales addresses the topic: Looking for inspiration in everyday objects, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Diary: Fill Your Sketchbook with Experiences. Learn to use your sketchbook as an illustrated journal by exploring ink drawing with the cross-hatching technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“Searching for Inspiration in Everyday Objects When I decided to draw every day, one of the problems I quickly found was a lack of inspiration, a reason to draw. I always had the idea that each day would be a masterpiece. The exercise of drawing became more complicated every day. I quickly found inspiration in small objects that go unnoticed, and I found a passion for them. Objects as simple as nail clippers can be examined for hours: looking at their reflection, how the light hits them, and their darkest parts. At first it may seem silly, but it can gradually become extremely complex. In th...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Diary: Fill Your Sketchbook with Experiences
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration
David Morales
A course by David Morales
David Morales is a Colombian architect and notebook artist based between Barcelona and his hometown of Ibagué. It was in architecture school that he began drawing in his notebook, trying to understand the proportions and material quality of buildings that he found interesting. Gradually, these notebooks became an inseparable element of his travels and his architectural work.
In 2018, he started an art project called ""One Day One Drawing"" in which he depicts his surroundings, family, and concerns on a daily basis. He has also created book covers for the publishing house Planeta, Spain and for Taller Talante, Colombia.
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