Sketchbooking for Beginners: Learn to Draw Your Surroundings

Basic Materials

A course by Maximiliano Vera Herrera , Illustrator

Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined October 2018
97% positive reviews (105)
4,200 students
Audio: Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese
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About the video: Basic Materials

Overview

“In this lesson, I am going to explain the basic materials I use and how they can help you as a guide to start making your drawings.”

In this video lesson Maximiliano Vera Herrera addresses the topic: Basic Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbooking for Beginners: Learn to Draw Your Surroundings. Overcome your fear of the blank page and learn the fundamentals of drawing any object like a pro.

Partial transcription of the video

“Basic Materials In this lesson, I'll show you some basic materials that will help you to start drawing. I'm sure you can find several of these in your home. First, you will need a notebook. I recommend small notebooks in a small format so you can transport them without any problem. Your next great ally, as you might imagine, is a pencil. It doesn't matter if it's a wooden or a mechanical pencil. The ideal is to have two colors, a red and a black one, to do the sketches. Of these elements that you are seeing on the screen, you can also use a ruler, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, and a small ...”

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Course summary for: Sketchbooking for Beginners: Learn to Draw Your Surroundings

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (105)
  • 4200 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (2h 29m)
  • 7 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Maximiliano Vera Herrera

Maximiliano Vera Herrera
A course by Maximiliano Vera Herrera

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Max Vera is a professional illustrator who has collaborated with a range of studios from around the world on editorial projects, animation backgrounds, and character design. Although much of his work is produced digitally, his favorite kind of drawing is done on the street, or in museums, where he always finds something interesting to depict in his sketchbooks.

Over the course of his career, he has worked with brands throughout South America and the United States. He has also participated in group exhibitions such as Muerte Lenta, PlayFair, and Cartoon Madness.


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Sketchbooking for Beginners: Learn to Draw Your Surroundings. Illustration course by Maximiliano Vera Herrera

Sketchbooking for Beginners: Learn to Draw Your Surroundings

A course by Maximiliano Vera Herrera
Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined October 2018
  • 97% positive reviews (105)
  • 4,200 students