Mixed-Media Travel Sketchbook
A course by Claudio Patanè , Architect and Teacher
Learn to create, arrange, and bind an artistic journal to depict your daily travels through words, drawings, and objects
Learn to create, arrange, and bind an artistic journal to depict your daily travels through words, drawings, and objects
Each day is a new journey in which any number of things can happen. We go places, meet people, and have a variety of experiences ranging from unremarkable to extraordinary. Architect and teacher Claudio Patanè collects it all in something he calls a "custodiary," a travel sketchbook where he illustrates and recounts these daily happenings in order to cherish them forever.
In this online course, learn to create your own artistic travel journal alongside Claudio, starting with some watercolor drawings followed by words and descriptions and, finally, mementos and objects related to a particular moment. Then see how to assemble all your material and how to bind your book to compose a unique and personal travel journal. With Claudio as your guide, discover the hidden wonders scattered throughout your day-to-day, then illustrate them, narrate them, and treasure them.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 17 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (70)
- 2,091 students
- 15 lessons (3h 17m)
- 17 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Italian
- Italian · Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Make your own custodiary, a travel sketchbook containing drawings, words, and objects from your daily life.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone wanting to learn how to create a journal of their daily travels throughout life.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is required for this course.
As for materials, you need pencils, paper, watercolors, brushes, card stock, string, and other materials that your teacher lists during the course.
Reviews
A course by Claudio Patanè
Claudio Patanè is an architect and teacher based in Sicily. After graduating in architecture, he went on to collaborate with a studio in Lisbon. Once back on Italian soil, he began teaching and researching at a number of universities and art academies.
He currently holds workshops and classes as well as produces pieces for publications, editorial series, private commissions, wine labels, and more. He also collaborates as a journalistic writer for Suq. Unconventional Sicily.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Overcoming the Blank Page Syndrome
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Tools and Materials
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Blind-Drawing Exercise
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Uncomfortable-Drawing Exercise
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Timed Drawing Exercise
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Gesture-Drawing Exercise
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The Handwritten Script
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U3
Creation of the Custodiario
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Improvised Drawing: The Twig
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Improvised Drawing: The Postcard
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The Writing
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U4
Assembly of the Custodiario
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The Objects and Cover
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The Self-Portrait
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Assembly and Binding
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Showcasing Your Custodiary
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FP
Final project
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Mixed-Media Travel Sketchbook
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watercolor_lover
PlusSehr schöner, poetischer und informativer Kurs mit vielen Anregungen, wie man aquarellieren und zeichnen kann.
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ulrike
Es hat mir in meinem Urlaub Anregungen gegeben und viel Freude bereitet!
Dankeschön!
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lotagranota
Bones idees pero el professor es molt avorrit parlant
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muhamed59
With simple lines and brush strokes one can make a very good painting without using complex drawing.
I like this method to treat with watercolor and pen.
fulvia.toni
Come insegnante di arte per fanciulli adotterò questo metodo di registrazione quotidiana del mondo e della vita interiore.
Grazie al maestro per i validi spunti.
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