Excellence in Illustration: From Intuition to Method
Three Ways to Draw a Subject 2
A course by Emiliano Ponzi , Illustrator, Artist, and Author
About the video: Three Ways to Draw a Subject 2
Overview
“I worked first with lines and then with volumes. Now you will see how a form can also be revealed through the void. In this lesson I will focus on a drawing in which the backdrop will define the subject, taking inspiration from the famous book Drawing with the right side of the brain by Betty Edwards.”
In this video lesson Emiliano Ponzi addresses the topic: Three Ways to Draw a Subject 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Excellence in Illustration: From Intuition to Method. Learn a method to cultivate lateral thinking, find inspiration, and create evocative images.
Partial transcription of the video
“Three Ways to Draw a Subject For the third exercise, we will focus on negative space that reveal the shape of our object, so on everything that surrounds it. As you have seen, on a cognitive level, this is a completely different exercise from the others, but it helps to make you understand that a shape can also be represented through its empty spaces. You'll find seven more suggestions in the Additional Resources to draw an object in a different way. Nevertheless, the options are endless, so my advice is to experiment and to have fun. In the next lesson, we will work on a storytelling exerc...”
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Course summary for: Excellence in Illustration: From Intuition to Method
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Fine Arts, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Emiliano Ponzi
A course by Emiliano Ponzi
Emiliano Ponzi is an illustrator, visual artist, and author. He loved drawing from an early age and later decided to pursue this passion by studying at the Europeo di Design in Milan. In 2004, he produced his first major work as an illustrator for The New York Times and since then, his career hasn't stopped reaching new heights.
Throughout the years, he's worked for brands, magazines, and newspapers like Le Monde, The New Yorker, Louis Vuitton, MoMa New York, Der Spiegel, Penguin Books, Amnesty International, Armani, Bulgari, Gucci, La Repubblica, Feltrinelli, Lavazza, TIM, Pirelli, Ferrari, and many more. He has also received multiple awards and recognitions, among them a silver medal at the 2008 New York Society of Illustrators for his editorial drawing for the New York Times Book Review. After many years in Milan, he now lives and works in New York, carrying out projects for magazines, advertising and publishing agencies, and brands.
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