Sketchbook Landscapes: A Colorful Approach
Endless sources of inspiration
A course by Agnès Decourchelle , Illustrator
About the video: Endless sources of inspiration
Overview
“Now, I'm going to talk to you more specifically about artists that I sometimes discovered late but whose philosophy and their approach to color really like.”
In this video lesson Agnès Decourchelle addresses the topic: Endless sources of inspiration, 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
“Sources of Inspiration In this lesson, I'll talk about artists whose work inspires me. I'll start with Toulouse-Lautrec. He drew a lot from life. He used strange and surprising colors, even on faces. Nabis and Matisse continued this later. Take a close look at his paintings at the Musée d'Orsay. He uses touches of color to give volume and depth. In the painting "La Toilette," Toulouse-Lautrec layers touches of colored paint. Thanks to the color, he invites us to share the intimacy of his model. I particularly admire the work of David Hockney for his ability to always reinvent himself, try o...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Landscapes: A Colorful Approach
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Category
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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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