Architectural Illustration with Watercolor

Architectural Illustration with Watercolor

“Dear student, We have reached the end of this course. I sincerely hope I have contributed new skills and methodologies in your approach to watercolor painting. Your turn has come to carry out your own project, for this I will recapitulate with you a series of steps that you can follow to create yours. The sketch Now that you have finished the course, you know how to stand in front of the drawing of an architecture sketch to do it from start to finish, handling the principles of structure, perspective and development. I am sure that the fluency that you have acquired with the pencil will be very useful in any graphic activity.

The materials You know the materials necessary to assemble a professional painting equipment, you can choose what type of brush and paper are best suited to your style or work. You also learned to handle the brushstroke in watercolor and to know the different effects that result from the manipulation of consistencies. Light and shadow You entered the world of light and shadow, understanding how it behaves in architectural volume. Likewise, you have learned the usefulness of the tonal value scale for the interpretation of light in an image and how to apply it in painting under the method of the 3 stages of watercolor: lights, shadows and details. I am sure that with this method your work in architectural watercolor will have a great boost, which by the way I hope to see in the forum. The architectural motif I invite you to capture your own architectural motifs, to experiment with color, remember: in watercolor painting, more than worrying about color, we must pay attention to lights and shadows. The lights and shadows answer an important question, what do I see?, While the color answers how do I see it? Practice this method perseveringly and I assure you that you will achieve the professionalization of your work. Once you internalize it; manage, twist, manipulate, edit what you have learned as you want, the important thing is that in one way or another it can contribute to your work. I say goodbye for now, it has been a pleasure to share with you my experience and my way of seeing this technique. I will be very attentive to your progress and doubts through the forum, committing myself to your satisfaction in this course is my priority and I will give feedback to the extent that my work and family allow it. I invite you to get the most out of the forum, share experiences, methodologies and results. I also propose that you create a community with your colleagues, comment on the work of others and be self-critical, working as a joint workshop is one of the most efficient ways to improve, let's take advantage of having the opportunity not to advance alone. You sure have a lot to contribute and I'll be happy to learn from you too! Do not stop observing, assimilate as much as you can and exercise the capacity for self-criticism with your own work. Once they acquire it, they will be able to identify what things they should practice more on. In learning a discipline there are no shortcuts, be patient, take time to practice and then you can reap the sweet taste of what you have planted. A big hug and until next time ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We reached the end of the course. I hope I have provided useful methodologies and tips for your work. Be attentive to your surroundings, your city and its buildings. It is full of inspirations for your illustrations. Capture your own architectural motifs and experiment with color. Remember that in watercolor painting we must pay attention to the lights and shadows. They will allow you to interpret correctly the context that you set out to portray. Practice the method and you will achieve the professionalization of your work. Are you ready to do your architectural illustration ...”

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Course summary for: Architectural Illustration with Watercolor

• Level: Beginner
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• 13924 students
• 5 units
• 16 lessons (2h 47m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting