Freehand Sketching with Acrylic and Watercolor
Observation Drawing: Lines vs. Shapes 2
A course by Mokshini , Illustrator
About the video: Observation Drawing: Lines vs. Shapes 2
Overview
“Some people see in shapes and not lines. When I struggle with drawing something, I start focusing on shapes. This method helps me see the image as a whole and blurs the details that could be blocking me. Here I'll demonstrate how this works.”
In this video lesson Mokshini addresses the topic: Observation Drawing: Lines vs. Shapes 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Freehand Sketching with Acrylic and Watercolor. Learn to draw from observation and fill your scenes with color, light, and texture using different painting techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Observation Drawing: Lines vs. Shapes Now, if you struggle drawing people, another cool technique is to draw in shape. We're going back to our little friend here and we're sketching her in shape. Look at her, sit back, observe, and look at the general silhouette. It might help to squint your eyes a little bit. The minute you squint your eyes, you take out all the detail. You're just forming a shape. You don't have to fill it out perfectly. It could just be like this. It's similar to doing the outside contour using a blind contour exercise. It makes it even simpler because you're forgettin...”
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Course summary for: Freehand Sketching with Acrylic and Watercolor
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Acrylic Painting, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
Mokshini
A course by Mokshini
Mokshini is an illustrator and painter from Sri Lanka, who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She’s loved art ever since she could pick up a pencil, and participated in many drawing classes growing up, encouraged by her artistic parents. She went on to study fashion design in New Zealand, where the drawings for her final project attracted a lot of attention and convinced her to take her art more seriously. Mokshini later went on to work as an illustration teacher at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and in textile design for Calvin Klein, as well as drawing in-house at Ralph Lauren.
Four years later, she made the move to pursue a freelance career and has since collaborated with clients including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Estée Lauder, Harper’s Bazaar, The BBC, and Vans. She also shares her work with over 15K followers on Instagram.
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