Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink
The Entourage
A course by Dan Hogman , Architect and Illustrator
About the video: The Entourage
Overview
“The final element to add to the scene is the entourage. This may include people, trees, and everyday street objects. Some entourage elements are needed for framing the architecture, while others are essential in explaining the scale and mass of architecture in relationship to the human scale.”
In this video lesson Dan Hogman addresses the topic: The 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
“ The Entourage I've already covered a good amount of shading. In the current lesson, I'll focus on the entourage. Let's discuss what entourage means. In a way, it depends on who you ask. In my mind, those are all the elements that are not a part of the main subject. I'm talking about humans, silhouettes, and vegetation. Some people would also include light and shadow as part of the entourage. Again, it depends on who you ask. I'm quite happy with the shading in most parts of my drawing. The way the shadow plays out in this corner, coming down along the building corner. Again, behind the co...”
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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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