Sketchbook Landscapes: A Colorful Approach
Inspiration collection
A course by Agnès Decourchelle , Illustrator
About the video: Inspiration collection
Overview
“Now I will walk you through how to put together and collect items and information about the place you want to draw. All this will enrich your research. It is a work of "documentation" which will allow you to bring more meaning and intention to your drawings.”
In this video lesson Agnès Decourchelle addresses the topic: Inspiration collection, 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
“Collecting Inspiration In this lesson, I'll show you how to add more meaning and intention to your drawings by documenting and collecting objects on location. To capture the essence and scenery of a landscape better, I'll gather several items. We'll draw a landscape in our final project. This drawing can be done on location or from a photo. Today, I suggest working with a photo while maintaining spontaneity, and the feeling of drawing on location. To help you better understand the atmosphere of a place or landscape, I encourage you to do document your work by collecting items. It's by walki...”
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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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