Sketchbook Creation: Find Your Own Language
Format
A course by Santiago Guevara , Illustrator and Painter
Joined May 2012
Joined May 2012
About the video: Format
Overview
“There are huge notebooks and tiny notebooks. There are those that are to carry in your pocket everywhere and others that are not made to leave the workshop. There are also some designed so that they can comfortably lose some of their leaves and those that will be very difficult to disintegrate. The size of the notebooks can surprise us in their use. In this lesson, we will test what it is to draw on a tiny notebook, as well as the largest one we can find. I will use small formats to experiment with schematic and short duration drawing and large formats to integrate different drawings in the workshop and create more detailed images. ”
In this video lesson Santiago Guevara addresses the topic: Format, 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
“Now that you've gotten to know me and understand my influences. let's delve into a more formal discussion about notebooks. These books come with various features like the quality of the paper. the type of binding. the materials used for the cover. and the overall dimensions of the notebook. Based on the formal characteristics of a notebook. we can then decide which ones to select depending on their features and function. These range from small notebooks that fit easily in a pocket or bag to large notebooks designed for detailed work and spacious layouts. Each size offers distinct advantages...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Creation: Find Your Own Language
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Category
Illustration -
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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