Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
Composition and Intuitive Perspective
A course by eleanor doughty , Illustrator
About the video: Composition and Intuitive Perspective
Overview
“We should have a solid foundation of how to compose our scene before moving into working on painting or color. In this lesson, you will learn how to use composition and perspective to capture life in the scene. ”
In this video lesson eleanor doughty addresses the topic: Composition and Intuitive Perspective, 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
“ Composition and Intuitive Perspective In this lesson, I will teach you about composition and how I compose a scene before moving into paint and color. In my compositions, I want to arrange all the important elements of the scene in a way that supports a clear focal point. My focal point will have the highest contrast because it draws the eye to that point. You can create contrast with value and have different levels of sharpness. The focal point will tell the story of the image that you're portraying here. All the other details of the scene that you're drawing should support the main stor...”
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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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