Artistic Architectural Sketching with Procreate
Adding Light and Shadows
A course by Ehab Alhariri , Architect, Designer, and Digital Artist
Joined March 2021
About the video: Adding Light and Shadows
Overview
“Light and shadow are what give the sketch its third dimension. In this lesson, you will see how this step dramatically improves the sketch, and how we can figure out our shadows. ”
In this video lesson Ehab Alhariri addresses the topic: Adding Light and Shadows, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Architectural Sketching with Procreate. Digitize your architectural drawings and create unique renders through perspective, lighting, shadow, and texture.
Partial transcription of the video
“At this point, we have finished adding color and texture. And in this lesson, we're going to start adding light and shadows. So now we're going to start by adding a new layer for light and shadows. I'm going to put it on the top of the other layers. I'm going to add also drawing assist. So I'm going to start by using a technical pen And as we learned in a previous lesson, we're going to define our light source. So I think our light source is going to come from somewhere from this direction. So this side is going to be under light. and this side is going to be in shadow. So now I'm going to ...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Architectural Sketching with Procreate
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Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Digital Architecture, Digital Illustration, Sketching

Ehab Alhariri
A course by Ehab Alhariri
Ehab Alhariri is a Syrian architect and digital artist based in Washington, DC. He studied architecture in Damascus University, and after graduating in 2007, started his career as a design architect in Dubai. His professional experience in Dubai allowed him to work on major projects ranging from commercial and residential architecture, to hotels and high rise buildings.
He is currently the head architect at 4Space Interior Design. His designs have been featured in Architizer and CNN Arabic, among other news outlets, for his work on “A Futuristic Smart Sustainable Mountain” and “L-Lake House”. Since entering the digital illustration world, he has received wide online recognition, amassing over 102K followers on Instagram.
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