Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
Creating Textures with Color Washes
A course by Alex Hillkurtz , Storyboard Artist
Combine loose ink sketching with watercolor to create beautiful buildings that leap off the page
About the video: Creating Textures with Color Washes
Overview
“In this lesson I’ll show different ways to create a variety of textures with watercolor, while only using one color. We will create an even wash on dry paper, a gradation wash for a slightly different feel, we’ll play with wet on wet technique, and also splatters, smudges, and scratches. ”
In this video lesson Alex Hillkurtz addresses the topic: Creating Textures with Color Washes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink. Combine loose ink sketching with watercolor to create beautiful buildings that leap off the page.
Partial transcription of the video
“Creating Texture In this lesson, I'm gonna show you how to create texture with washes of color. One of the great things about watercolor is that you can have so much variety. And for this lesson, we're only gonna use one color. And I'll show you four different washes to create four different types of textures. So the first thing I want to do is draw four rectangles. And I'm gonna just do this in pencil. Four vertical rectangles. And we'll fill these in one by one. I think it's best to lay down these washes using a nice, flat brush. I've got a few here. Different sizes, some are synthetic br...”
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Course summary for: Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
A course by Alex Hillkurtz
Alex Hillkurtz was born in England and grew up in California where he is a renowned storyboard artist for feature films, television, and commercials. His film credits include Argo, Almost Famous, It’s Complicated, and many others. Alex currently lives in Paris with his film editor wife, Tiffany, and enjoys discovering the hidden corners of the city that sketching and painting allow.
He uses the language of cinema to compose his images, moving beyond what one sees and depicting what he wants others to see. He believes that in our overly crowded lives, sketching and painting invites us to move at a more deliberate pace, giving us a true sense of place, where unexpected stories are revealed.
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