Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
Art Materials
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: Art Materials
Overview
“During this course, I will use many different materials. Here I will show you my favourites. It's important that you use the materials you love because not every paint, tool, nor colour works for everyone.”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: Art Materials, 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
“ Art Materials In this lesson, I'm showing the art materials I'm going to use during the course. I'm going to use a lot of different materials, and these are my favorites in my favorite colors. You don't need any of these, actually. You can do the entire course with just the graphite pencil, but I think it's best to have some wet and some dry materials to get the most out of the course. Obviously, the most important thing is the sketchbook. I'm using an A4 sketchbook because that's nice and big, but maybe you want to start with something smaller. This is a Royal Talens sketchbook. The page...”
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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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