Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
Rough Sketch
A course by eleanor doughty , Illustrator
About the video: Rough Sketch
Overview
“First, we will develop a solid composition to capture the scene, and plan how to structure the lights and dark areas. ”
In this video lesson eleanor doughty addresses the topic: Rough Sketch, 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
“In this lesson, we're ready to get started with the rough sketch for our final project. For this rough sketch, we're going to refer to the thumbnails that we did previously and also looking at our reference video here to make sure all the details are placed in the correct places. To start with my rough sketch, I will first place the largest objects in the scene. In this case, it's the street, and the church tower. I wanna make sure that I have enough room on the paper to capture everything that I need to do in this scene. Sometimes I don't start with a pencil sketch and just move into the w...”
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Course summary for: Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
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Category
Illustration -
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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