Using Your Sketchbook as an Idea Lab

Start the course by getting introduced to your teacher. Joan shows you some of his main projects and talks to you about his influences, referencing books and artists he admires. He also gives you an introduction to the course's contents.

Afterward, see some materials and resources to help you start experimenting. Learn about the wide variety of sketchbooks so you can choose the one that best suits you. Take a look at the kind of content that can make up a sketchbook: observations, notes, and conceptual ideas, among other topics.

Then, see how to turn the sketchbook into a tool for testing and generating ideas while analyzing the importance of keeping a record to improve your artistic process. Put different techniques into practice to unleash your creativity, such as the interpretation of others' works or free figuration.

Discover methods to make sense of your chaotic ideas. Start drawing through a writing exercise: combine time and space in the same image and create illustrations by navigating through your emotions and experiences.

Finally, Joan goes into more detail about the process of making his project, Chaos. Reflect on the exercises in the sketchbook and get some ideas about the possible uses for all the material you’ve produced.