Creative Artist's Diary: Define Your Visual Language

Meet Armando and understand how his professional, academic, and travel experiences have all influenced his work. Discover where he finds inspiration, which ranges from modern painting to pop culture, and see his biggest influences.

Then, start experimenting with different materials, techniques, and formats that you’ve never worked with before. Learn how to search for your own avenues of expression through abstraction and immerse yourself in a creative process revolving around trial, error, and unexpected answers.

Now it’s time to create your journal and let your creative side wander. Start by combining materials and painting blotches and spots. Next, loosen your hand muscles with some drawing exercises, create a sketch, and combine it with the final result in the same piece to reveal your discoveries, decisions, and creative process. Then, play with collage and compositions and add some final touches to give it cohesion and a defined style.

Finally, take pictures of your creation so you can digitally edit it. Cut out your work and try some of Armado’s tips for sharing it on Instagram in a way that not only showcases the final result, but also your research, materials, and creative process.