Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
Experimentation and Playing 1
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: Experimentation and Playing 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to experiment and play with different materials. This is important for keeping your work fresh and growing as an artist. You will see a few different exercises here that help you on your way.”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: Experimentation and Playing 1, 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
“ Experimentation and Playing In this lesson, we're going to experiment and play. As you can see, I have a lot of materials for this lesson. I would advise you to grab everything you have and maybe also some materials that you wouldn't think of, like an old toothbrush or a sponge. I even have some nail polish remover. I think maybe we can do something with the oil pastels, I'm not sure. I have glue, paper, scissors, so, let's use all the stuff. Why is experimentation important? I think artists, illustrators and people who start drawing maybe after a while tend to work in a certain way, and ...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
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Category
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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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