Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective
Materials
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn about my sketching gear, including black fine liner, a watercolor travel set, water brushes, color pencils, color fine liners, a case, a folding stool and a couple of sketchbooks. I will explain the importance of finding your personal sketchbook. ”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Materials , 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
“In this lesson, I will talk about the material I'm carrying with me every day Each time I'm going out, I've got all this stuff with me in my backpack. First of all, this small bag, I've got all my pens, brushes, color pencils, watercolor in it. And very practical, I got this hook to fix on my belt, so I get everything very close and easy to catch. And two sides of sketchbooks, a Dynastix that I'm using mostly in the subway, making some very quick sketches. I can show you a few samples. Mostly black and white. It's between two metro stations. Catching the people here, making some blind conto...”
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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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