Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
Choosing the right view/picture
A course by Alex Hillkurtz , Storyboard Artist
About the video: Choosing the right view/picture
Overview
“In this lesson I’ll show how I find the most effective view of a subject that will translate into a painting with depth and character. I’ll invite you to find images on-line, or seek out scenes in your town or city.”
In this video lesson Alex Hillkurtz addresses the topic: Choosing the right view/picture, 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
“The Right View In this lesson, I want to talk about choosing the right view in which to paint our subject. We'll be painting a building, some nice sort of piece of architecture. I'll demonstrate a painting of a building that's near me in Paris, where I live. I'll show a couple of different angles of this building. I think, for me, one of the most important parts of doing any sketch or any painting happens before you touch your pencil to your paper. And that is, choosing where to stand or where to sit, where you see your subject from can dramatically affect the outcome of your painting. You ...”
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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
Alex Hillkurtz
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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