Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
About Me
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To begin, I want to share part of my creative journey and talk about how I became the illustrator I am today.”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth. Discover tools and techniques for developing your creative skills, overcoming creative blocks, and unlocking your imagination in the pages of your sketchbook .
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hello everyone, my name is Sarah van Dongen, and welcome to this Domestika course. First, I want you to grab your sketchbook and start sketching right away while I talk a little bit about myself. While I talk, you can sketch things that come to mind, or you can sketch the set that you see here on your screen, or maybe a view that you see out of the window, or things in your home. I think this is a good way to warm up a little bit before we start the actual exercises. I live in Amsterdam with my boyfriend and my art supplies. I work in editorial illustration and children's books, ...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration
Sarah van Dongen
A course by Sarah van Dongen
Sarah van Dongen is a Dutch illustrator based in Amsterdam who is passionate about telling stories. She began her studies in comparative literature but enrolled in the MA in Children’s Books Illustration in Cambridge, UK after realizing she wanted to pursue a more creative career.
Sarah’s illustration work can be found in children’s books, stationery, newspapers, and magazines across the globe. Her clients include Flow Magazine, Adobe, Tiny Owl Publishing, and Ragged Bears Publishing, among others. Sarah enjoys exploring themes like gardens, food, social interactions, mental health, and her childhood. She doesn’t shy away from subjects like insecurity, loneliness, and loss, she expresses them in her sketches to help make these feelings more comprehensible.
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