Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
The Sketchbook
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: The Sketchbook
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about having and creating a sketchbook practice, why it's important, and how this course will help you. ”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: The Sketchbook, 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
“ The Sketchbook In this lesson, I will talk about having and creating a sketchbook habit and how this course can help you. The final project of this course is a sketchbook filled with different exercises that will help you develop your drawing skills, your imagination and ultimately develop your own drawing style. I think keeping a sketchbook is the most important thing any artist can do. The sketchbook is the place where you can play, experiment, figure things out, try out different color palettes and subjects, and ultimately get to know your own drawing style. For example, let me show yo...”
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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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