Sketchbooking for Beginners: Learn to Draw Your Surroundings
Drawing Things You Like
A course by Maximiliano Vera Herrera , Illustrator
About the video: Drawing Things You Like
Overview
“It is very important to draw things that we like and interest us, as well as learn to observe our surroundings. In this lesson I will teach you to find patterns around you that are easy to represent by drawing.”
In this video lesson Maximiliano Vera Herrera addresses the topic: Drawing Things You Like, 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
“Drawing Things You Like Drawing can be intimidating sometimes, but if you pay attention, there are many incredible details around you that you can represent in a notebook in a simple way. Let's go. DRAWING = ENJOYING For me, drawing has always been an activity that I have enjoyed a lot. I started when I was a child and it's really something that I do basically all the time, but over time I've discovered that for many people drawing is equal to being overwhelmed. They think that drawing is the same as making a masterpiece, and it’s not that at all. Sometimes, when I ask people to draw someth...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbooking for Beginners: Learn to Draw Your Surroundings
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Maximiliano Vera Herrera
A course by Maximiliano Vera Herrera
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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