Digital Illustration with Geometric Shapes for Beginners
Rectangles
A course by Pablo Lobato , Illustrator
About the video: Rectangles
Overview
“We will draw a car with rectangles and then modify it so that the right angles are blurred so that our vehicle gets more dynamic.”
In this video lesson Pablo Lobato addresses the topic: Rectangles, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration with Geometric Shapes for Beginners. Learn a simple method to get started in the world of digital illustration and explore its endless possibilities.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that we have seen how to work with circles, let's do it with rectangles. Rectangles and squares are essentially artificial geometric figures. We don't see rectangles or squares in nature. We see neither straight lines nor right angles in nature. Therefore, when we draw a square, we will draw one quickly. He will always refer us to something artificial. This can be a box. If we do a little more landscape, could become a brick. If we make it more vertical, could become a door. However, I came up with something almost essential that can be represented with squares and that is part of natur...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration with Geometric Shapes for Beginners
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Pablo Lobato
A course by Pablo Lobato
Pablo Lobato is an Argentine designer and illustrator who earned his degree at La Universidad Nacional de La Plata. He worked in the field of editorial design from 1995 to 2003, later beginning his career as an illustrator. Since then, his illustrations have been published in newspapers and magazines such as The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, WIRED, TIME, and many more. He has also done commercial work for big-name brands like Nike, Havaianas, Disney Argentina, and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, among others.
In addition, his work has been featured in Illustration Now! Vol. 3 and Illustration Now! Portraits, released by the renowned publishing house TASCHEN. He was awarded first prize in the Caricature category by World Press Cartoon in 2012, and he is a six-time winner of the Award of Excellence given by Communication Arts. Based in Buenos Aires, this prolific artist has gained international renown, displaying his work in galleries all over the world.
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