Freehand Illustration for Artistic Architectural Design
Drop shadow
A course by Eduardo Bajzek , Illustrator and Sketching Teacher
About the video: Drop shadow
Overview
“In previous lessons in this unit, I have introduced questions related to shadows. Now, let's delve a little deeper into the subject, first through some pictorial aspects of the cast shadow. In this lesson we will then look at the direction of light, the shadow of a rod and the shadow of a flap. ”
In this video lesson Eduardo Bajzek addresses the topic: Drop shadow, which is part of the Domestika online course: Freehand Illustration for Artistic Architectural Design. Learn how to turn technical drawings into enchanting watercolor illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“Projected Shadows In this lesson, let’s go deeper into the issue of shadows. I’ll show you some practical concepts so you can add them to your repertoire. So you can better understand these concepts, I’ll carry out an experiment here. I brought a flashlight. You can simulate what I’m doing using the flashlight on your smartphone. Let’s change the light so I can explain this to you. I’ll call the pencil a rod. In this first projection, the pencil is parallel to the base plane, therefore, the shadow will be parallel to the rod. The direction of the light doesn't matter, it will always follow ...”
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Course summary for: Freehand Illustration for Artistic Architectural Design
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Pencil Drawing

Eduardo Bajzek
A course by Eduardo Bajzek
Discovering new places with a sketchbook in hand is one of Eduardo Bajzek's greatest pleasures. He has a degree in architecture and urban planning from the Universidade Mackenzie and over twenty years' professional illustration experience.
Awarded by the American Society of Architectural Illustrators and winner of a Jabuti Aaward in the Illustration category for Rio Sketchbook, Eduardo's portfolio contains over two thousand illustrations to date. He is also cofounder of the Urban Sketchers Brasil collective and has been teaching drawing since 2010.
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