Illustrated Diary: Fill Your Sketchbook with Experiences
Light and shadow 1
A course by David Morales , Architect and Illustrator
About the video: Light and shadow 1
Overview
“In this lesson we will add more information to the drawing. Through tonal contrast, we will create the illusion of volume and depth.”
In this video lesson David Morales addresses the topic: Light and shadow 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Diary: Fill Your Sketchbook with Experiences. Learn to use your sketchbook as an illustrated journal by exploring ink drawing with the cross-hatching technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“Light and Shadow In this lesson, we'll add volume and texture to our drawing. There is no defined outline in the landscape, and we'll avoid making outlines as in the previous lessons. We're going to work directly with the 0.05 marker, adding patterns to achieve the volumetric effects you see in this image. You'll notice there are some areas that are much lighter than others, and these are in the triangular part of the roof, in the building's facade, and a bit on the facade that faces more towards the left. They're the lightest areas of the image, so it's important to reserve them and avoid ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Diary: Fill Your Sketchbook with Experiences
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration
David Morales
A course by David Morales
David Morales is a Colombian architect and notebook artist based between Barcelona and his hometown, Ibagué. It was in architecture school that he began drawing in his notebook, trying to understand the proportions and material quality of buildings that he found interesting. Gradually, these notebooks became an inseparable element of his travels and his architectural work.
In 2018 he started an art project called "One Day One Drawing" in which he depicts his surroundings, family, and concerns on a daily basis. He has also created book covers for the publishing house Planeta (Spain) and for Taller Talante (Colombia).
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