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
“Materials Now I will talk about the materials I carry with me every day. Each time I go out, I take all this stuff with me in my backpack. First, in this small bag I've got all my pens, brushes, color pencils and watercolors. I've got this hook to attach it to my belt, so I have everything very close and easy to reach. Two sizes of sketchbooks. A DIN A6, which I mostly use on the subway where I make quick sketches. I can show you examples. It's mostly in black and white. I sketch people between two metro stations, I make blind contour lines sometimes. When there are no models anymore, I som...”
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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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