Watercolor Travel Journal

Overview

“In this lesson we are going to make the pencil sketch of our final project. Those first lines are very important, so don't forget to take your time and enjoy this part of the process as well. It is time to make mistakes as many times as necessary, with our pencil and eraser we will shape the foundations of our illustration.”

In this video lesson Alicia Aradilla addresses the topic: Pencil drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Travel Journal. Illustrate your travel experiences in an artistic and personal way.

Partial transcription of the video

“Pencil drawing Now, let's take a look at how to make the main structure of the drawing. We'll draw the lines that will form the skeleton of our watercolor. First, I will frame the image within a rectangular space. As we saw in the composition, my sheet will have the main image at the top and down here it'll have a small pencil detail. We can do the framing in two different ways. We can draw a rectangle with pencil and try to stay within the lines when painting, or, if we're at home, we can use painter's tape, which is also very useful. This way we can create margins for the drawing. I use t...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Travel Journal

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (2467)
• 54923 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 26m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting