Drawing as a Creative Base
The grid or grid
A course by Alex Arizmendi , Graphic artist
About the video: The grid or grid
Overview
“Here I will show you a classic, the grid method. It is one of the most used, especially among artists who paint or who are looking for a realistic artist. ”
In this video lesson Alex Arizmendi addresses the topic: The grid or grid, 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 this lesson we are going to see the methodology of the reticle or "grid", as it is commonly known. This is a very technical method and maybe very cold, but it is important to point out because it is the base of other methods that I have derived to root of this. And let's see what what he has to offer us. In this lesson we will see the grid method. It's a very old method, that is used, at least, since the times of Da Vinci, Michelangelo and all that litter of the Renaissance. It is a widely used method, mostly, by people who are engaged in hyperrealistic painting mainly. It's a method tha...”
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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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