Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
Influences
A course by eleanor doughty , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Let me now share with you some artists and things that inspire me and my work. Gathering references is a great source of creative direction.”
In this video lesson eleanor doughty addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes. Learn to create a lively and dynamic illustration of an urban scene using pencil, ink, marker, and watercolor to capture its mood and energy.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll share a few artists and things that inspire my work. The first artist I will share with you is Brecht Evens. He is a Belgian cartoonist and illustrator. He also did the art for a short film I love called "Genius Loci" Evens' work inspires me to think differently about how I use watercolor as a medium. He loves to paint people and objects overlapping through time and space using the transparent effects of watercolor. These super maximalist nightlife scenes show me that you can cram a lot of information into one picture. By organizing it with colors and value...”
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Course summary for: Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
eleanor doughty
A course by eleanor doughty
Eleanor Doughty is an illustrator, painter, and teacher who specializes in urban sketching. After exploring the creative world while growing up near Washington DC, she studied communication arts with a focus on illustration at Virginia Commonwealth University, which led to collaborations in the editorial field. Combining her love for travel and drawing, she discovered her niche as a freelance location illustrator.
Using mixed media to create expressive sketches of urban scenes, Eleanor embraces a gestural approach to convey the vibe and energy of a place whimsically and authentically. She has collaborated with magazines and newspapers such as VICE, The Seattle Times, Lion’s Roar, and The Boston Globe, as well as companies like Hilton Hotels, Penguin Random House, and Kroger.
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