Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
Watercolor Techniques
A course by eleanor doughty , Illustrator
About the video: Watercolor Techniques
Overview
“You can create a dynamic illustration full of texture and feeling using watercolor in different ways. I will show you some basic techniques and the effects you can achieve with each one. ”
In this video lesson eleanor doughty addresses the topic: Watercolor Techniques, 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
“ Watercolor Techniques In this lesson, I'll show you some basic watercolor techniques before we move into the final project. Some reasons I like to use watercolor in urban sketching are that it's super light and portable. I can fit almost 20 colors into this small watercolor palette. You can get a lot of use out of one tube of watercolor. That is, if you squeeze it out into a pan like this, you have to rewet it and it reactivates, so you can keep using it over and over. I try to take advantage of the full range of watercolors' potential by using wet-on-dry techniques and a lot of wet-on-we...”
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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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