Urban Sketching: Create Expressive Cityscapes
A Solid Foreground
A course by eleanor doughty , Illustrator
About the video: A Solid Foreground
Overview
“Now I will show you how I use dark, permanent ink to draw objects that are stationary and close to the viewer, such as architecture. ”
In this video lesson eleanor doughty addresses the topic: A Solid Foreground, 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
“For this lesson, I'm going to use black permanent ink for the architecture and other objects in the foreground. because I want them to stand out and not move if I decide to put water on the painting in the future. I'm using my favorite tool, which is a, 1.5 millimeter parallel pen. It was designed to do calligraphy. And I really like these pens because they have a, fat side and a skinny side because they're square tipped so you can get a lot of different kinds of lines with one pen. So in this pen, i have Atramentis. dark blue ink currently. This is a document ink, so it is very waterproof....”
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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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