Architectural Illustration with Watercolor

Overview

“In this lesson I will talk to you about the tonal value and the importance of this in the realization of a painting. Through a method of observation of great forms, I will teach you why unifying and simplifying our paintings is a fundamental step to improve our work.”

In this video lesson Gonzalo Ibáñez addresses the topic: Tonal value and shape unification, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Illustration with Watercolor. Discover perspective drawing techniques and learn how to capture light and shadow.

Partial transcription of the video

“Tonal value and unification of forms Now I'll discuss tonal value and unification of forms. The tonal value is one of the color's properties. Color has three measurable properties, hue, saturation and value. The hue is the color family it belongs to, orange, green, blue. Saturation is the intensity, more or less gray. The value is linked to the light, more or less bright. As painters, a great challenge is to try to capture the immensity of light that is around us on a paper format with the limitations of the technique. We know the sun's intense light is very powerful and that with watercolo...”

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Course summary for: Architectural Illustration with Watercolor

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (700)
• 13991 students
• 5 units
• 16 lessons (2h 47m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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