Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
The Materials
A course by eleanor doughty , Illustrator
About the video: The Materials
Overview
“Now, I want to show you the supplies I usually carry with me in my backpack for multimedia urban sketching. You don't need the exact same tools. Use what you have and explore what you can do with it—you might get interesting and unexpected results. ”
In this video lesson eleanor doughty addresses the topic: The Materials, 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
“ The Materials In this lesson, I'll show you the materials I'll use for the final project. First, we'll need a sketchbook or a piece of watercolor paper taped to a board. I like to sketch in a sketchbook when I'm traveling or when I'm having fun and not intending to do anything serious with my painting. I don't have a favorite but lately, I'm enjoying using the Etchr sketchbooks. Sometimes I'll bind my own sketchbook with various papers if there's a particular size or paper I want to use for something. The cool thing about binding your sketchbooks is that you can mix and match different pa...”
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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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