Graphic Experimentation: From Concept to Illustration

Error as an antidote to the artificial 2

A course by Aldo Jarillo Ramírez , Illustrator and Visual Artist

Illustrator and Visual Artist. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2015
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2,518 students
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About the video: Error as an antidote to the artificial 2

Overview

“The illustration has already become an object that has ceased to be something two-dimensional and has begun to have a body. Within this analogy, I like to consider that the paper takes the function of the "skin". In this lesson, I will teach you how to play with it and I will show you examples using battery paper and its different layers. ”

In this video lesson Aldo Jarillo Ramírez addresses the topic: Error as an antidote to the artificial 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphic Experimentation: From Concept to Illustration. Learn to interpret a text through the lens of your own life experiences and craft it into an artistic illustration.

Partial transcription of the video

“Error as an antidote to the artificial Now I will show you how I use the paper, but we could say that in its cardboard version. I like to think they are fur. You will see how I begin to divide and dissect them. The same, all this part of the experimentation and the game. As you can see here, all these blob blocks they are not stains but really are skins of the same paper. This is battery paper. I like working with it because it has a porosity that makes it possible to sand it and generates a texture. Sanding can erase, but you can also get it wet and it holds up. There are different types o...”

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Course summary for: Graphic Experimentation: From Concept to Illustration

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (99)
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  • 5 units
  • 15 lessons (3h 15m)
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    Illustration
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    Collage, Editorial Illustration, Fine Arts, Traditional illustration

Aldo Jarillo Ramírez

Aldo Jarillo Ramírez
A course by Aldo Jarillo Ramírez

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Illustrator and Visual Artist

Aldo Jarillo is an illustrator and visual artist. Although he started out as an editorial designer, his interest in imagery soon led him to illustration and, from there, he immersed himself fully in the art world. He is passionate about the potential dialog between different elements and the puzzle of turning an idea or emotion into an artwork.

Throughout his career he has collaborated with The New Yorker, Letras Libres, and El Malpensante. He also won the International Illustration Biennial in Ukraine.


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Graphic Experimentation: From Concept to Illustration. Illustration course by Aldo Jarillo Ramírez

Graphic Experimentation: From Concept to Illustration

A course by Aldo Jarillo Ramírez
Illustrator and Visual Artist. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2015
  • 97% positive reviews (99)
  • 2,518 students