Drawing with Acrylic Markers: Capture your Favorite Scene
Focal Point
A course by Angela Pan , Artist
About the video: Focal Point
Overview
“In this lesson, I will start the actual painting process by flushing out the focal point of the composition. The focal point is where you want the viewer to look at, and it’s the most important element in your painting. By establishing the colour palette and the contrast of the main focus, I can get a sense of what the final illustration will look like.”
In this video lesson Angela Pan addresses the topic: Focal Point, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing with Acrylic Markers: Capture your Favorite Scene. Explore perspective, color, and light through the medium of acrylic markers to draw a place that brings you joy.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Focal Point In the previous lesson, you learned how to create line art. In this lesson, I'll teach you how I start a painting by working on the focal point. Before you start painting, decide where the focal point of your painting will be. What was the one element you wanted to capture in your painting? What's the most important part of your painting? Whatever it is, that's your focal point. In the thumbnail stage, you should've already placed the focal point in the most eye-catching position within the composition. The focal point sometimes can be the strongest light source. I have some e...”
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Course summary for: Drawing with Acrylic Markers: Capture your Favorite Scene
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Category
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching
Angela Pan
A course by Angela Pan
Angela Pan is a Chinese-Canadian artist based in Vancouver. She specializes in travel illustrations using acrylic markers and is inspired by the beauty in the world around her. Angela's love for recognizing the fleeting, often unnoticed, precious moments is what fuels her art. Her work has a recognizably colorful aesthetic with a focus on perspective, lighting, simple lines, and striking composition. Angela studied animation at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada, where she learned the majority of the art fundamentals that made her the artist she is today. After graduating, she moved to Vancouver, and began a career in 2D and 3D animation, which she pursued for seven years.
However, with a strong desire to tell her own stories through her art and explore her potential, Angela left her job in 2020 and became a full-time, self-employed artist and content creator. Since then, she’s created products such as art books, comics, prints, and postcard sets, and has collaborated with the brand Mossery to produce art kits, planners, and sketchbooks. She also shares her passion and expertise through her YouTube channel.
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