Sketchbook Creation: Find Your Own Language
To experience. Let yourself be surprised
A course by Santiago Guevara , Illustrator and Painter
Joined May 2012
Joined May 2012
About the video: To experience. Let yourself be surprised
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to show you that sometimes having everything under control is not always the best option. Many times, doing what they do not recommend opens new paths. Error is also part of our identity, and you had better incorporate it into your style soon. ”
In this video lesson Santiago Guevara addresses the topic: To experience. Let yourself be surprised, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbook Creation: Find Your Own Language. Experiment and explore the possibilities of drawing something new every day.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson. we discussed field sketching. observing how we internalize reality and how it with us via our notebooks. In this lesson. we will concentrate on experimenting and embracing unexpected outcomes. allowing for surprises as we explore new techniques and ideas. In the notebooks. various elements intertwine: textures. stains. stamps. and drawings. some of which meet our approval initially. Yet these notebooks also contain errors. an inherent aspect of any handmade creation. reflecting the imperfections that make each piece unique. Let's say there's a notable difference when wor...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Creation: Find Your Own Language
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook
Santiago Guevara
A course by Santiago Guevara
Illustrator Santiago Guevara graduated with a degree in graphic design from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá, Colombia. He combines his work as a freelance illustrator–primarily for children's books and young adult literature–with a teaching position in the art department at the Pontifical Xavierian University.
He has collaborated with magazines, newspapers, publishing companies, and both national and international clients. To date, he has published and co-authored numerous books with a variety of writers and companies, including Corazón de león by Antonio Ungar, Los irlandeses by Jairo Buitrago, La gata sola by Carolina Sanín, Soy asesino y padre de familia by Fabio Rubiano, and Los 16 motivos del lobo by Amalia Moreno.
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