Daily Sketching to Improve your Drawings Techniques
A course by André Issao BazolliIllustrator
A course by André Issao Bazolli, Illustrator
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned artist, daily sketching can help you improve your drawing abilities. Start your journey today.
In this online gesture drawing course, Issao Bazolli, a talented illustrator specializing in structural drawing, will guide you on an exciting journey of artistic exploration. Through different techniques and materials, you will learn how to portray people, animals and botany in a unique and authentic way. With Issao's teaching, you will discover two key approaches: the academic system, which associates what you want to draw with simple shapes, and the more free and intuitive pictorial approach, based on color, light and shadow.
Not only will you learn to capture rich subtleties through gestural sketching, but you will also develop observation and fluency by sketching without worrying about the finish. Throughout the lessons, you will delve into specific studies to perfect portraits, human bodies, animals and botanical elements. In addition, Issao will share his expertise in using charcoal and India ink to add a special touch to your illustrations.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 22 downloads
What is gestural drawing?
15 minutes, 49 seconds
Materials
3 minutes, 57 seconds
Release the dash
18 minutes, 48 seconds
Observe shapes
14 minutes, 49 seconds
Reading smaller forms
11 minutes, 11 seconds
Movement of the whole
20 minutes, 4 seconds
What's included in this course?
To start, Issao will guide you into the fascinating world of gesture drawing, a technique that will allow you to express yourself freely and intuitively. You will learn to use basic materials and perform exercises designed to loosen up your hand and improve your observation skills.
Afterwards, you will discover how to analyze silhouettes and negative spaces to see more geometric shapes. You will enter specific studios to perfect portraits, human bodies, animals and botanical elements, each with its own special approaches and techniques.
Furthermore, Issao will teach you how to work with charcoal and India ink, giving you tools to expand your visual and artistic perception. At the end of the course, you will have experienced a series of new techniques that will make your drawings more organic and sensitive to reality, creating authentic and full of life illustrations.
What is this course's project?
The final project of this course will consist of completing a sketchbook that reflects your evolution as an artist throughout the lessons. Each page will be a testimony of your creativity and development in gestural drawing, from the first strokes to the most complex illustrations. At the end of the course, you will have in your hands a valuable record of your artistic process and a clearer vision of your style and approach to the art world.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is designed for all those who want to improve their drawing skills and express themselves in a more free and intuitive way. No previous experience is required, just the passion for art and the desire to explore new techniques and materials. If you want to rediscover the practice of drawing as an intuitive and fluid art, this course is perfect for you. Join this exciting creative experience and unlock your artistic potential.
Requirements and materials
To participate in this course, you don't need any previous knowledge, just the willingness to immerse yourself in the world of gestural drawing. Prepare your drawing materials, such as paper and pencils, and get ready to unleash your creativity without limits. Explore the practice of drawing as an authentic and fluid art, leaving behind academic formulas!
Reviews
- 1 month ago
Foi realmente um curso encorajador. Eu espero verdadeiramente que o professor Issao pense com carinho em publicar mais cursos aqui pelo Domestika. (:
- y6jsnn87lPLUS7 months ago
Truly inspiring. It gets beginners started with gesture drawing in no time. Highly recommended!
- 7 months ago
acho impressionante a didatica do Issao, esse curso, assim como qualquer curso dele, e incrivel! super recomendo e sempre serei fã e consumidor do conteudo desse cara!
- 7 months ago
Ótimo curso, professor muito didático e as técnicas se mostraram possíveis ate para quem não tem muita habilidade como eu, os resultados são incríveis!!!
- 9 months ago
New aspect for drawing. For those want to don't consider traditional methods and try to find a new method, this course teaches you how can u do that. Issao is realy a good teacher.
In addition to his work as an illustrator, Issao has shared his knowledge as a teacher at Quanta Academia and also teaches design techniques in his own studio and at Plein Air Studio.
His pedagogical approach encompasses both the academic and pictorial systems, allowing students to explore the drawing in an intuitive and fluid way. Through his experience and passion for art, Issao inspires others to unleash their creativity and develop their unique style in the world of design.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Let's start at the base
- What is gestural drawing?
- Materials
- Release the dash
- Observe shapes
- Reading smaller forms
- Movement of the whole
- Use of light and shadow mass
- U3
Application of the fundamentals
- Portrait gesture
- Human body gesture
- Detailed human anatomy gesture
- Animal gestures
- Botanical forms gesture
- U4
Explore fundamentals in other ways
- Gesture with other materials: charcoal and ink pen
- Improve perception: gaze and calm
- FP
Final project
- Daily sketching to improve your drawing techniques
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FAQs
This course is ideal for those who already have basic drawing knowledge but want to refine gestural and academic techniques and build a portfolio. It’s not designed for absolute beginners.
You’ll need HB and 2B pencils, A3 copy paper, an eraser, a kneaded eraser, a craft knife for sharpening graphite, and optionally, an iPad with a drawing app. Additional materials will be suggested throughout the lessons.
You’ll learn gestural drawing methods, academic fundamentals, composition, proportion analysis, light and shadow studies, portrait techniques, anatomy, botany, plus tips on assembling an illustration portfolio.
The course teaches practical steps to create advertising storyboards, from gestural sketches to scene structuring, helping you communicate visual ideas clearly and professionally.
You can follow all techniques using paper, but the course also offers tips for those who want to draw digitally, like on an iPad. Both methods are covered.
Yes, the course guides you on how to organize and present your work to create an attractive portfolio, focusing on areas like advertising, animation, and personal projects.
You’ll learn silhouette reading, negative space analysis, study of human and animal poses, tonal reading, and methods to quickly capture movement and proportion.