Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
Rediscover your surroundings by creating watercolor sketches of people, places, and fisheye perspectives
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- 97% positive reviews (751)
- 22688 students
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Polish, Dutch
Rediscover your surroundings by creating watercolor sketches of people, places, and fisheye perspectives
Your everyday life is an endless source of inspiration when it comes to sketching. In fact, urban sketcher Lapin believes that everything is sketchable: from your first cup of coffee to dinner with your friends. And a great urban sketcher not only depicts what is in front of them, they also convey the feeling of a place. Lapin has mastered the ability to tell a story with his sketches, through constant practice and curious observation, filling 200 sketchbooks in the last 18 years. His clients include Air France, the City of Barcelona, Le Parisien Magazine, Deutsche Telekom, PlayStation, Heineken, Marks & Spencer, Monoprix, Aigle, Peugeot, Porsche, and more.
In this course, Lapin teaches you how to tell the stories of your everyday life, using fineliners, watercolors, but most of all, your unique perspective. See how to sketch from observation, discover the curvilinear perspective, and express your original stories with depth and feeling.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 17 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (751)
- 22688 students
- 15 lessons (2h 36m)
- 17 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Fill a sketchbook with anecdotes from your everyday life, inspired by your surroundings, friends, and family, to sketch some personal stories, as well as documenting your travels. Use Lapin’s techniques to capture the moment and learn how to take part in the Urban Sketching scene on social media.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for art lovers with a beginner's level in sketching who want to learn how to express their surroundings using a sketchbook and their imagination.
Requirements and materials
No previous sketching experience is required to take this course, all you need is curiosity and enthusiasm!
As for materials, you will need a sketchbook (either A4 or A5), a black waterproof fineliner (0.2 mm), a small watercolor set (12 half pans is enough), 2-3 refillable water brushes, a rag to clean your brushes, colored pencils, a folding stool, other fineliners if possible (gray, ochre, green, blue, red, white gel ink pen).
Reviews
Lapin is an urban sketcher based in Barcelona, Spain. As a young boy, he remembers accompanying his father—an airplane technician—to his workplace to draw planes and imagine their stories. His three passions remain the same to this day: aviation, paleontology, and drawing.
In 18 years, he has filled over 200 sketchbooks, published 30 books, and was named the official air and space painter for the French Army in 2019. He’s a member of the Urban Sketching Community since 2008 and teaches Illustration Masters students at Elisava in Barcelona, as well as his own urban sketching workshops. His clients include the French Army, Air France, the City of Barcelona, Le Parisien Magazine, PlayStation, Heineken, Marks & Spencer, Aigle, Peugeot, Porsche, and Formula One.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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What We Will Do in the Course?
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U2
Material, Line and Watercolor
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Materials
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Line and Color Techniques
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Perspective
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Inspiration and Themes
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U3
Sketching From Observation
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Warm Up Exercises
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Portrait
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Outdoor Views: Guidelines of the Curvilinear Perspective
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Linework
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Color and Texture
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U4
Building a Community
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Storytelling
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Following and Sharing Content on Instagram
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Building a Community
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FP
Final project
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Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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halmar_marta_julianna
PlusJeden z najlepszych nauczycieli rysunku na platformie Domestika. Dużo się nauczyłam na tym kursie, Mr Lapin zainspirował mnie do własnych eksperymentów z perspektywą i zachęcił do pracy.
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nachi_87
Un curso estupendo con explicaciones muy claras
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llruscalleda13
PlusUn curso estupenda.
Explicaciones claras y amenaça.
Lo recomiendo!
Gran artista
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wtkelley
Lapin is a fantastic artist and showed me many new techniques which I will incorporate and adapt to my own style. Overall a great course and highly recommended.
rochegudea
Des explications claires, une réponse parfaite à ce que je recherche, des techniques pas à pas pour réaliser les projets. C'est un plaisir au quotidien de retrouver Lapin pour de nouvelles découvertes.
Je recommande vivement.
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