Gouache Sketchbook: Painting Your Surroundings

Overview

“In this lesson, you will learn the basics of how to get the best photos from the tools you already have. I will show you how I use my smartphone discreetly in order to capture authentic moments that I use for my paintings. ”

In this video lesson Don Kilpatrick III addresses the topic: Inspiration, Reference on Location, and Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache Sketchbook: Painting Your Surroundings. Use a sketchbook as a tool to develop your artistic style by exploring color theory and other painting principles to document the world around you.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Inspiration, Reference on Location, and Composition In this lesson, I'll show you my process and my way of thinking when I photograph my inspiration and reference while on location while I'm out and about. In my process, first, I usually choose a destination, a landmark, a well-known building, or something along those lines to set off and photograph. What I always find when I do this is the things I find along the way tend to be even more interesting. For example, if I see an interesting scene unfolding as I'm walking to my destination, I'll stop for a moment and photograph it. I encourag...”

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Course summary for: Gouache Sketchbook: Painting Your Surroundings

• Level: Beginner
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• 3975 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 14m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching