Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink
Selecting the Subject
A course by Dan Hogman , Architect and Illustrator
About the video: Selecting the Subject
Overview
“To begin the creative process, I will discuss some tips and techniques to help you select a subject: What to look for, what makes the subject interesting, and how light and shadows come into play. We will look at several photo references and explore which one is the best subject to illustrate and why.”
In this video lesson Dan Hogman addresses the topic: Selecting the Subject, 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
“In this lesson, we are going to select a subject for the final project. For final project we are going to stay indoors. For this, we need photos. I usually go outside and do my own photography. When I select subjects, there are a few things I'm looking for, which I'm going to bring down for you next. It's good to make a good selection of your photo. If you're going to spend some time working on this subject, You want to make sure that you like The subject? It's over selected. and something meaningful to you and to your audience. I do have a short list of three images. This particular one ha...”
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Course summary for: Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink
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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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