Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective
Influences
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about some of my influences, from comic books to scientific expeditions of the past centuries and the importance of the Urban Sketchers community as a constant inspiration. ”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective. Rediscover your surroundings by creating watercolor sketches of people, places, and fisheye perspectives.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now I will talk about my influences, some of the artists that inspire me the most. As a kid, I was inspired by comic, French-Belgian comics especially. My favorite author by far is Franquin. This is the author of "Gaston Lagaffe" and also of "Spirou" and "Marsupilami." He invented many, many characters. Looking though the pages, I know why I like him so much. Here, I love these rockets, the unique way he has to draw cars. This is an old Fiat from this main character, Gaston. It's very funny, but also I learned a lot. These comics inspired me to catch some of their codes in my dra...”
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Course summary for: Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Lapin
A course by Lapin
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.
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