Drawing as a Creative Base
How to use the methods of observation?
A course by Alex Arizmendi , Graphic artist
About the video: How to use the methods of observation?
Overview
“Observation is a fundamental moment for the creative process of drawing. Here I will tell you how you can train this important skill in a creative process.”
In this video lesson Alex Arizmendi addresses the topic: How to use the methods of observation?, 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
“Welcome to this lesson. As we discussed in the previous unit, the importance and value of the ability of observation in every creative process, Well, I think the next step It is to help you develop this ability. So I would like to that you visualize this ability like this muscle which you have to train and they have to develop and strengthen like any other and this will require a lot of practice and much effort from you. Here it is important that you do not despair, it's a lot of information that you are going to have to learn to assimilate little by little. Based on practice and effort and...”
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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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