Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint

Overview

“In this second part of the lesson, you’ll learn how to paint some common landscape elements. I'll also teach you how valuable silhouettes can be when simplifying complex scenes.”

In this video lesson Mike Thomas addresses the topic: Skies and Landscapes Basics 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint. Transform the shapes, shadows, and colors of the world around you into vibrant artwork that captures the energy of a scene using gouache paint.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Skies and Landscapes Basics We've got gradients for our skies, so we can start layering up the gouache and create interesting landscapes for ourselves. I'll start in this simple blue sky that we've got here, and I'll put some power lines going across using a Sharpie. Starting about halfway up my canvas here, I'll do a long sweeping line. Let's add another one. If you're ever hanging about in a city, you'll probably see pigeons sitting up on these power lines, or maybe even a pair of sneakers hanging overhead. I'll use this Tipp-Ex Correction Fluid pen to pick out come highlights. These ar...”

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Course summary for: Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint

• Level: Beginner
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• 3583 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 41m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketching