Sketchbook Landscapes: A Colorful Approach
Coloring 2
A course by Agnès Decourchelle , Illustrator
About the video: Coloring 2
Overview
“The next step will be to add details, especially in the foreground, to bring out the silhouette of my character and give it readability. Then I'll play with the darker shades to intensify the contrasts.”
In this video lesson Agnès Decourchelle addresses the topic: Coloring 2, 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
“Coloring I've continued with my drawing. And now I want to show the details for this part to bring out my character's silhouette. To highlight the abundant aspect of this part of the vegetation, I'll layer the colors and the hatches. I'll alternate the flat tint colors with more detailed parts. Even if I've analyzed the colors that I wanted to use, once I return to my landscape, my drawing, I'll proceed intuitively. For example, I can emphasize a particular color. I can also add darker colors to further enhance the contrasts. With the water brush, I'll look for the color in a part where I'v...”
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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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