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The author of several titles published by Quarry BooksCreative Watercolor, Color Harmony for Artists, Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, and Watercolor Textures for ArtistsAna Victoria Calderon 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 Calderon Illustration). She lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

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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.

  Zusammenfassung
  The latest title in the Art for Modern Makers series, Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry takes readers on an inspired journey that explores the beautiful imagery and fascinating themes of sacred geometry while demonstrating compass drawing and exploring colored pencils, watercolor, inks, and other mediums.

  Inhalt

  INTRODUCTION
  My Discovery of Sacred Geometry and Meditative Art Making
  What Makes Sacred Geometry Sacred?
  1 GEOMETRY TOOLS AND ART SUPPLIES
  The Relationship Between
  Mathematical Precision and Artistic Fluidity
  Technical Drawing Tools
  Tools for Creative Interpretation
  2 BASIC SHAPES AND SYMBOLISM
  The Circle - Tips for Using Your Compass
  Vesica Piscis - Drawing Technique
  Artistic Exploration: Shapes within the Shape
  Trinity Knot - Drawing Technique
  Artistic Exploration: Using Colored Pencils and Blending
  PROJECT: Coloring Your Trinity Knot
  3 THE SEED OF LIFE
  Building Circles Upon Circles - Drawing Technique
  Artistic Exploration: Shapes and Patterns
  PROJECT: Finding the Yin-Yang Symbol
  PROJECT: Drawing a Burst Pattern
  Artistic Exploration: Meditative Art with Mosaics
  PROJECT: Drawing on Black Paper
                    PROJECT: Collage Moons and Mixed Media
  4 THE FLOWER OF LIFE
  The Flower of Life in Many Cultures - Drawing Technique
  Flower of Life Expanded Pattern - Drawing Technique
  Artistic Exploration: Connecting the Dots, Uncovering a Hexagram Star Symbol
  PROJECT: Rainbow Watercolor Flower of Life
  5 COMPLEX SHAPES BUILT FROM THE FLOWER OF LIFE
  The Egg of Life - Drawing Technique
  The Tree of Life - Drawing Technique
  The Fruit of Life - Drawing Technique
  Artistic Exploration: Organic
  Shapes, Mediums, and Colors
  PROJECT: Tree of Life with Opaque Paint on Black Paper
  PROJECT: Crystal Grid
  6 METATRON’S CUBE
  The Power of Metatron’s Cube - Drawing Technique
  Platonic Solids: Shapes Derived from Metatron’s Cube - Drawing Technique
  Artistic Exploration: Emphasizing Specific Lines
  PROJECT: Platonic Solids on a Sky Background
  7 THE TORUS
  The Energy of the Torus - Drawing Techniques
  Artistic Exploration: Adding and Subtracting Lines and Using Color
  PROJECT: The Hypnotic Eye
  PROJECT: The Vortex
  PROJECT: A Blended Hypnotic Eye
  EPILOGUE
  Continue Your Path of Exploration
  RESOURCES
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  INDEX