Modern Urban Sketching Techniques with Mixed Media
From line to shape
A course by Jenny Adam , Product Designer and Illustrator
About the video: From line to shape
Overview
“Now I'll show you why I prefer to capture a drawing through shapes rather than fine line drawings. I will also introduce you to seeing geometrical shapes.”
In this video lesson Jenny Adam addresses the topic: From line to shape, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Urban Sketching Techniques with Mixed Media. Immortalize urban street scenes and capture the flair of your favorite city with different painting techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“From Line to Shape How do you start a drawing? You often start by drawing fine lines around a subject. Drawing with a line for me somehow also means making a commitment from the get-go. There aren't many possibilities to correct that line later, unless you're erasing or working with white-out. Besides, outlines like that don't exist in the real world. Our world is three-dimensional, has volume and mass and unfortunately hardly ever has such handy outlines. I take a different approach. I gradually develop my subject from surfaces and shapes. If I make a mistake, I can rework or paint over th...”
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Course summary for: Modern Urban Sketching Techniques with Mixed Media
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration
Jenny Adam
A course by Jenny Adam
Jenny Adam comes from a family of artists and has been painting and drawing since she can remember. After finishing her studies, she threw herself into product design and, in 2018, won the iF DESIGN AWARD for her work. She started urban sketching as a hobby, but quickly perfected her skills in the technique. Later, she began teaching drawing classes and workshops, as well as organizing exhibitions, which led her to receive more and more illustration commissions. Jenny regularly participates in urban sketching events and is co-founder of an association of urban sketchers, which celebrated their first meeting in Germany in 2015.
For her, urban drawing is a form of visual expression that allows her to simultaneously draw inspiration from her surroundings. Her artistic influences include German painter Käthe Kollwitz, American painter Elizabeth Peyton, illustrator Benoît Guillaume, and painter Fairfield Porter. Jenny works primarily as an illustrator for her newspaper and magazine clients. From her studio in Hamburg, she creates work for clients from all over Europe. She has also collaborated with mejor companies like Lufthansa, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel, and Alnatura, among others.
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