Drawing as a Creative Base
Bonus track: Simplification P2
A course by Alex Arizmendi , Graphic artist
About the video: Bonus track: Simplification P2
Overview
“Let's continue with the study of the simplification method.”
In this video lesson Alex Arizmendi addresses the topic: Bonus track: Simplification P2, 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
“Then I will do a quick exercise using, starting from this. How could I simplify my photographic reference? I'm going to look for those forms that we already reviewed. Let's start with the head. Here is the little egg of which we were talking. Since it has an angle, obviously, the vertical and horizontal axes will be modified. Here I have to use a little my imagination and my common sense. I'm going to complete to imagine this element three-dimensionally. This is the main vertical axis of the head. Here goes down what would be the jaw. And here you are the ear. Using reference ... Projecting...”
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Course summary for: Drawing as a Creative Base
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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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