Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Inspired Motifs - Explore Compass Drawing, Colored Pencils, Watercolor, Inks, and More

by Ana Victoria Calderón

Overview

Learn simple step-by-step techniques for drawing and embellishing the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful motifs of sacred geometry.

In Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, artist, instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon takes you on an inner voyage of creative discovery.

• Learn how sacred geometry has been practiced and celebrated by cultures all over the world and influenced artists throughout history, including Leonardo da Vinci
• Start with the essentials—compass drawing with graphite pencils on paper—then explore the featured mediums for embellishing, including colored pencils, watercolor, inks, and other easy-to-use mediums
• Take a step-by-step look at fundamental drawing techniques for a variety of universal motifs, starting with the simple circle and building to more complex motifs, including the Yin Yang symbol, the Tree of Life, the Torus, and the Vortex
• Learn to paint a variety of stunning effects and find great project ideas for creating amazing images

The study and creation of sacred geometry inspires the imagination and provokes reflection. So grab your pencils and take a beautiful creative journey with drawing!

Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760374542
Publisher:	Quarry Books
Publication date:	05/24/2022
Series:	Art for Modern Makers
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	733,215
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

The author of several titles published by Quarry Books—Creative Watercolor, Color Harmony for Artists, Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, and Watercolor Textures for Artists—Ana Victoria Calderón is a Mexican–American watercolor artist and teacher with a bachelor’s degree in Information Design and continued studies in Fine Arts. Her licensed artwork can be seen in retail outlets throughout the United States and Europe on a wide variety of products. Ana teaches in-person workshops and hosts creative retreats in Tulum, Mexico, as well as summer watercolor retreats throughout Europe. She has taught more than 120,000 students on Skillshare, where she is a Top Teacher, and she also teaches thousands of Spanish-speaking students on Domestika. See more of Ana’s work on Instagram (@anavictoriana), YouTube (Ana Victoria Calderon), and Facebook (Ana Victoria Calderón Illustration). She lives in Cancún, Mexico.

The author of several titles published by Quarry Books—Creative Watercolor, Color Harmony for Artists, Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, and Watercolor Textures for Artists—Ana Victoria Calderón is a Mexican–American watercolor artist and teacher with a bachelor's degree in Information Design and continued studies in Fine Arts. Her licensed artwork can be seen in retail outlets throughout the United States and Europe on a wide variety of products. Ana teaches in-person workshops and hosts creative retreats in Tulum, Mexico, as well as summer watercolor retreats throughout Europe. She has taught more than 120,000 students on Skillshare, where she is a Top Teacher, and she also teaches thousands of Spanish-speaking students on Domestika. See more of Ana's work on Instagram (@anavictoriana), YouTube (Ana Victoria Calderon), and Facebook (Ana Victoria Calderón Illustration). She lives in Cancún, Mexico.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

My Discovery of Sacred Geometry and Meditative Art Making 6

What Makes Sacred Geometry Sacred? 10

1 Geometry Tools and Art Supplies 13

The Relationship Between Mathematical Precision and Artistic Fluidity 14

Technical Drawing Tools 15

Tools for Creative Interpretation 17

2 Basic Shapes and Symbolism 21

The Circle 22

Tips for Using Your Compass 23

Vesica Piscis 24

Drawing Technique 25

Artistic Exploration: Shapes within the Shape 27

Trinity Knot 30

Drawing Technique 31

Artistic Exploration: Using Colored Pencils and Blending 36

Project: Color'ing Your Trinity Knot 40

3 The Seed of Life 45

Building Circles Upon Circles 46

Drawing Technique 47

Artistic Exploration: Shapes and Patterns 50

Project: Finding the Yin-Yang Symbol 51

Project: Drawing a Burst Pattern 54

Artistic Exploration: Meditative Art with Mosaics 58

Project: Drawing on Black Paper 62

Project: Cottage Moons and Mixed Media 64

4 The Flower of Life 67

The Flower of Life in Many Cultures 68

Drawing Technique 69

Flower of Life Expanded Pattern 74

Drawing Technique 74

Artistic Exploration: Connecting the Dots, Uncovering a Hexagram Star Symbol 78

Project: Rainbow Watercolor Flower of Life 81

5 Complex Shapes Built from the Flower of Life 85

The Egg of Life 86

Drawing Technique 87

The Tree of Life 90

Drawing Technique 91

The Fruit of Life 94

Drawing Technique 95

Artistic Exploration: Organic Shapes, Mediums, and Colors 98

Project: Tree of Life with Opaque Paint on Black Paper 98

Project: Crystal Grid 102

6 Metatron's Cube 105

The Power of Metatron's Cube 106

Drawing Technique 107

Platonic Solids: Shapes Derived from Metatron's Cube 110

Drawing Technique 112

Artistic Exploration: Emphasizing Specific Lines 114

Project: Platonic Solids on a Sky Background 115

7 The Torus 121

The Energy of the Torus 122

Drawing Techniques 123

Artistic Exploration: Adding and Subtracting Lines and Using Color 130

Project: The Hypnotic Eye 131

Project: The Vortex 132

Project: A Blended Hypnotic Eye 134

Epilogue 137

Continue Your Path of Exploration 138

Resources 141

Acknowledgments 142

About the Author 142

Index 143