Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink
Composition and Entourage
A course by Dan Hogman , Architect and Illustrator
About the video: Composition and Entourage
Overview
“In this lesson, I will discuss some helpful techniques in developing a dynamic composition and explain how entourage helps to frame the subject.”
In this video lesson Dan Hogman addresses the topic: Composition and Entourage, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink. Learn how to draw like an architect by exploring observational illustration techniques, including perspective, scale, and composition .
Partial transcription of the video
“ Composition and Entourage Now that we have discussed the concept of perspective and scale, next, we can discuss composition and entourage. The idea here is that we want to produce well-composed and well-rounded drawings. You should pick a subject that interests you either visually or intellectually. Your drawing should show a perspective built correctly but it should also show the right amount of materials, texture, detail, light, and shadow. Also, you need to make sure that your drawing is well framed, well lit, and well composed. Overall, you want your drawing to be well assembled, well...”
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Course summary for: Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Dan Hogman
A course by Dan Hogman
Dan Hogman is an architect and illustrator with over 20 years of experience. He began drawing at a young age and always knew he wanted to become an architect. He later went on to study for a Master’s degree in the subject at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, and later at Harvard University.
Since then, he has created hundreds of drawings for everything from high-rise residential developments to hotels across the US, China, and South Korea. Dan also takes on drawing commissions in his spare time, and shares his work with over 120K followers on Instagram, alongside teaching architecture at a graduate level.
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