Digital Illustration with Geometric Shapes for Beginners
The detective
A course by Pablo Lobato , Illustrator
About the video: The detective
Overview
“We are going to talk about the importance of doing an exhaustive investigation, of collecting references and of the fundamental thing that it is to know something and then be able to draw it.”
In this video lesson Pablo Lobato addresses the topic: The detective, 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
“We've explored creating drawings with lines. rectangles. circles. and their combinations. But is it to depict anything using these basic shapes? I believe it is. The challenge lies in determining which shapes to use and when to use them effectively in your artwork. There is no guidebook containing this information—we must seek it on our own. Naturally. there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for doing so. I’ll share my personal method. For me. it requires acting as if I'm three separate individuals who work together. converse. and sometimes even debate with each other. They embody the roles o...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration with Geometric Shapes for Beginners
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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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