Creative Sketchbooking: Explore and Play with Illustration

Alejandra Acosta begins the course by introducing herself and showing you some of her work. She also discusses how exploration plays a major role in her creative process and shares her biggest influences for illustration.

Next, get an overview of the materials you need for your project and discover three basic drawing concepts that you can use as the starting point for any of your creations. Run through a set of exercises with lines and do some experimenting with the versatility of spots.

Continue training your creative muscles with a variety of techniques and approaches for conquering the blank page. Alejandra guides you through exercises like creating a line-up of characters based on the letters of the alphabet and drawing a garden full of imaginary textures, among others.

Now that your creativity is fully charged, it's time to start working on your professional project. Drawing inspiration from your sketchbook, define the color palette, draw a sketch, and transfer it to a separate sheet of paper for the final illustration.

Learn how to sharpen details and bring your piece to life using watercolors as well as graphite and colored pencils. Round out the course by exploring different professional and creative applications for your finished project alongside your teacher and get some tips on the best way to present your work to the world.