Sketchbook Exercises for Artistic Growth
Experimentation and Playing 2
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: Experimentation and Playing 2
Overview
“I think you can have structured experimentation, where you're searching for a way to portray something (like water, mist, or snow), and more free and playful experimentation, where you're just doing without any type of goal in mind. You will see how I finish my experimentation exercise using wet materials, and then I will show you an example of focused experimentation, in which I will be drawing rain. ”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: Experimentation and Playing 2, 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
“Okay, so I think what the nail polish did is remove the oil a bit so it was easier to mix the oil pastels and I could work a little bit over it with other materials which is nice because usually that's not possible. I wonder what other household materials will do. But yeah, I finished this nice experimentation page. It was less stressful than I thought it would be. I'm quite happy with it. I really like the colors. I think the most surprising part for me is this reddish color. and wiping it with a piece of paper or a cloth. and also the combination of this blue and the orange. And I really ...”
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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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