Architectural Illustration: Perspective and Reinterpretation
First steps: represent the object on paper
A course by Felipe de Castro , Architect
Joined February 2022
About the video: First steps: represent the object on paper
Overview
“Now, I will explain how to use the correct techniques on the volume of the chosen object. ”
In this video lesson Felipe de Castro addresses the topic: First steps: represent the object on paper, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Illustration: Perspective and Reinterpretation. Learn to depict architectural spaces through freehand sketching and give everyday objects a new perspective using pencils and felt-tips.
Partial transcription of the video
“First steps: represent the object on paper In this class, I'm going to start creating the shape of the object that I'm going to make in my sketch. Taking my object, I will analyze here, as I said in the last class, and imagine the scale that I'm going to do and imagine what my raw form of this object would be. As we saw earlier, it will be a college with approximately three floors, with a difference in level here at the front. But initially, knowing my scale, I'm going to start doing my raw form, that in this case here, we can imagine a parallelepiped, something with straight lines, simple,...”
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Course summary for: Architectural Illustration: Perspective and Reinterpretation
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
Areas
3D, Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Drawing, Interior Design, Spatial Design

Felipe de Castro
A course by Felipe de Castro
Felipe de Castro is an architect and design teacher, who explores creativity, sensitivity, and perception in each new assignment. Specialized in freehand drawing, he knows the importance of presenting a well-crafted sketch to the client. During his career, he's worked on architectural projects for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and, today, he works for the Brazilian company Custódio Soluções.
He is also known for creating reinterpretations of objects to idealize buildings. He developed these drawings for Brazilian celebrities and in partnership with brands such as Nikon, Cis, Kingston, Logitech, and Belgotex. These works gained popularity on Instagram and were subsequently featured on several international websites.
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