Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective
Building a Community
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Building a Community
Overview
“Sharing your work online with some other sketchers will already give you the feeling to take part in a community but there is nothing like meeting and sketching with others. You can check the nearest local Urban Sketchers chapter to learn about the next meeting or participate in the international Sketchcrawl, which takes place every 3 months.”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Building a Community, 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
“Building a community Now we'll talk about building a community. If you can already feel like being part of the community thanks to social media, there's nothing like meeting people and sketching with them. Sharing these special moments on a regular basis made me learn a lot about sketching. I was lucky to be one of the early birds of Urban Sketchers around the world and when I arrived to Barcelona, I tried to spot the birdies with who I could meet once a week or every two weeks to make a habit of sketching in the streets. It's very intimidating to get out with your sketchbook and to sketch ...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective
-
Category
Illustration -
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.
- 97% positive reviews (772)
- 24,425 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
