Artistic Drawing with Ink

Yin and Yang: Gestural Drawing and Line of Action

A course by Diego Andrade , Illustrator and Visual Artist

Illustrator and Visual Artist. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined November 2018
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1,797 students
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About the video: Yin and Yang: Gestural Drawing and Line of Action

Overview

“If the structure is the Yin, the gesture is the Yang. It is the counterpart to the structure, emotion, and freedom of a flowing stroke. We will talk here about the gesture and I will teach you techniques to release the hand.”

In this video lesson Diego Andrade addresses the topic: Yin and Yang: Gestural Drawing and Line of Action, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Drawing with Ink. Learn creative illustration techniques to express your ideas using ink and a stylograph.

Partial transcription of the video

“Yin and yang: gestural drawing and line of action Now we will see another "approach" to the figure, not from the rigidity of looking for geometric figures in the body, but of the fluidity of our line. Come with me to see it. Now let's talk about the other part of the equation, which would be the gesture drawing. To understand this, we already talked a little of forms, base and structure and how this cube can help to make a pelvis, from here can be born the legs with two cylinders and that can help us understand the human body in a more structural way. Now let's see what would be around. Wha...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Drawing with Ink

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    Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration

Diego Andrade

Diego Andrade
A course by Diego Andrade

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Illustrator and Visual Artist

Originally from Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Diego Andrade is an illustrator, visual artist, and tattoo artist. His work is a combination of analog techniques, mainly ink, cross-hatching, and pointillism. Through his pieces, he invites the viewer to reflect on death and the spirituality of humankind.

He has participated in many exhibitions, both individual and collective, in Mexico, Colombia, and the United States. His work has been exhibited in galleries such as Gama Crea, Panteón, Serie 5, and Nucleus Portland, among others, as well as in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Bogota.


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Artistic Drawing with Ink. Illustration course by Diego Andrade

Artistic Drawing with Ink

A course by Diego Andrade
Illustrator and Visual Artist. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined November 2018
  • 100% positive reviews (42)
  • 1,797 students