Sketchbook Landscapes: A Colorful Approach
Presentation
A course by Agnès Decourchelle , Illustrator
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“I will first of all present to you my personal and professional background. The interest of my family members in different types of art, my studies and travel - all of this nurtured me and taught me to observe what is around me, be it landscapes or people.”
In this video lesson Agnès Decourchelle addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbook Landscapes: A Colorful Approach. Observe, interpret, and illustrate a landscape by exploring a drawing approach based on spontaneity, color, light, and your sketchbook.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Welcome to my course. In this first lesson, I'll introduce myself and tell you about my professional career. I'm Agnès Decourchelle. I'm an artist, an illustrator, and I teach drawing at an art school. I host drawing and illustration workshops. I come from the South-West and my family live in Arcachon Bay. I grew up in Africa and then in Brittany. My parents love Hispanic culture and I traveled a lot with them. I also studied in London. These journeys and life experiences have allowed me to be immersed in a very creative, multicultural environment. My ability to observe and con...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Landscapes: A Colorful Approach
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching
Agnès Decourchelle
A course by Agnès Decourchelle
Agnès Decourchelle has been immersed in the world of art since early childhood. Born to parents who were passionate about art, she has lived on several continents, notably in Africa. She learned to observe and capture the emotions of landscapes, which she tries to depict daily through drawing.
Always faithfully accompanied by her sketchbook, she works on many projects and particularly enjoys drawing portraits and landscapes.
She has collaborated with Les Inrocks, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer, as well as publishers (Gallimard Jeunesse, Penguin Books, and Hachette), the audiovisual sector, and brands such as Santa & Cole and Carolina Herrera.
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