Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
Creating a Thumbnail Sketch
A course by Alex Hillkurtz , Storyboard Artist
Combine loose ink sketching with watercolor to create beautiful buildings that leap off the page
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About the video: Creating a Thumbnail Sketch
Overview
“In this lesson I will show how to quickly create a thumbnail sketch and why this is an important step in your painting. A quick study of our subject allows us to become familiar with the forms and shapes, and the light and shadows. This also is a chance to play with our composition and prevent what I call “mission creep” in our sketches where we run out of paper. ”
In this video lesson Alex Hillkurtz addresses the topic: Creating a Thumbnail Sketch, 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
“Thumbnail Sketches In this lesson, I want to show you how I go about creating a thumbnail sketch and why I think it's an important initial step in our paintings and sketches. I always carry a simply little sketchbook. This has toned paper in it. It's nothing precious. It's nothing expensive. There's no pressure. If I make a mistake, it doesn't matter. I'm not ruining anything interesting. This I've filled with some rough thumbnail sketches that I've done of various views before I've gone to paint a larger painting. You can see I'm working out perspective. I'm thinking about light and shadow...”
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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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