Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
Association and Imagination 1
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: Association and Imagination 1
Overview
“Now it's time to use our imagination and memory a bit more. I will show you different exercises that help you get into your own imagination and create stories in a single image. ”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: Association and Imagination 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
“ Association and Imagination In this lesson, we will use our own imagination and move away from reference images. Art and illustration are not only about having amazing drawing skills. It's also about the ability to make stories and make associations that other people might not have thought of. It's important to do other things than only art, like go for a walk, watch movies, go to a museum, have conversations, read books. I think it's very helpful if you have a well-rounded life, and you can use those experiences when you draw. Linking observational and imaginative drawing is something th...”
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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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