Surrealist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen
Exercises to Unlock Creativity
A course by Virginia Mori , Illustrator
About the video: Exercises to Unlock Creativity
Overview
“Here I propose two small exercises to deceive the left brain hemisphere (seat of logic and rationality) and allow the right one (the one that analyzes spaces, shapes and controls the imagination) to emerge.”
In this video lesson Virginia Mori addresses the topic: Exercises to Unlock Creativity, which is part of the Domestika online course: Surrealist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen. Learn to create dreamlike illustrations while developing your own style, from drawing the pencil sketch to inking the final artwork.
Partial transcription of the video
“Exercises to unlock creativity In this lesson, I propose two small exercises to use the right hemisphere of the brain. They are part of a methodology developed by Betty Edwards, of which you will find more information in the documents attached to this lesson, and serve to make your brain you deceive the left side, which is where logic, mathematics and rationality reside and the one we use the most during our day, to bring out instead that of the right hemisphere, where instinct, imagination reside, but also the analysis of forms and spaces. And it is the part that is usually most dormant in...”
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Course summary for: Surrealist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration
Virginia Mori
A course by Virginia Mori
Virginia Mori is an Italian illustrator from Pesaro who has been passionate about drawing since she was little. After studying a degree in science, she enrolled in an advanced illustration and animation course at the Scuola del Libro di Urbino. During her two years there, she specialized in pen illustration and went on to earn her first official recognition in 2008, winning the SRG SSR idée suisse award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.
Virginia also found success by sharing her art on social media, which has attracted a large following and has led to commission work, invitations to exhibitions, and collaborations with other artists. She has illustrated numerous books and album covers, and has worked with brands like Gucci, Fendi, and Mini, as well as publishing houses including Feltrinelli, Bollati Boringhieri, and Penguin Random House.
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