Drawing as a Creative Base
From the idea to the concept, through the documentation.
A course by Alex Arizmendi , Graphic artist
About the video: From the idea to the concept, through the documentation.
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain to you quickly, what is a brainstorming, as well as its importance within the creative process to generate a solid concept and, how to enrich it, with the appropriate use of documentation and references. ”
In this video lesson Alex Arizmendi addresses the topic: From the idea to the concept, through the documentation., which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing as a Creative Base. Learn to put your ideas onto paper through exercises of observation and documentation.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the previous lesson We saw how to make a habit of documentation. It is very likely that when you are in this process, find images or information that reactivate in you ideas, one or several ideas. But it is very important that those ideas do not remain only in occurrences, for this it is necessary to give them a purpose and an address and so they will build solid concepts. In this lesson I will try to guide you through this process. Join me. In this lesson I want to share a little of how my process is, How I pass from ideas to concept. The truth is that I am not a student of the subject,...”
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Course summary for: Drawing as a Creative Base
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Alex Arizmendi
A course by Alex Arizmendi
Alex Arizmendi was born in 1976 in Mexico City (Mexico). His passion for fantasy, science fiction, human emotions and pop culture led him to devote himself to the visual arts, specifically to drawing. He has extensive professional experience of almost two decades, mainly in the publishing, advertising and entertainment industries. Among its clients are brands such as Editorial Televisa, Warner Music, Telcel, Avon and Marvel Comics.
His work has been recognized by different communities of the visual world such as Behance, IdN magazine and Advance Photoshop. He has also been a lecturer at UAM Azcapotzalco, UAM Xochimilco, Universidad del Pedregal, Northwestern University of Tampico, Anáhuac de Puebla and Universidad Londres, among others.
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