Artistic Architectural Drawing with Ink
Observational Drawing
A course by Luke Adam Hawker , Artist
About the video: Observational Drawing
Overview
“I will now break down the basics of observational drawing. You will develop an understanding of how to build a strong foundation for your freehand artwork without the use of rulers or guides. I will teach you how to find the key shapes within the composition using only your observational skills. ”
In this video lesson Luke Adam Hawker addresses the topic: Observational Drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Architectural Drawing with Ink. Learn to create fictional landscapes through observational drawing, focusing on perspective, lighting, and shading.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Observational Drawing In this lesson, we'll be looking at breaking down drawing simple shapes. We're going to be looking at a cube, then moving on to a cylinder, because once you have that skill, you can really go on to draw everything we need to draw throughout the course. We're going to start with the cube as that's really the simplest form and I think the best place to start really. I'm going to be covering some observational techniques. We're not going to be getting into the technical side of drawing just yet. We're going to be looking at observational drawing. This is literally what ...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Architectural Drawing with Ink
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration
Luke Adam Hawker
A course by Luke Adam Hawker
Luke Adam Hawker is a professional artist based in Surrey, England. Growing up, he was always drawing and went on to study interior architecture at Nottingham Trent University. After graduating, he began his design career in London, alongside selling limited edition prints at markets and galleries.
In 2015, he left his job as an interior designer to focus on his own work and has since collaborated with clients including Annabels London, Soho House, Article 25, and Penhaligons Fragrance. Luke’s drawing of Big Ben was selected to be a permanent part of the Parliamentary Art Collection, and he also published a graphic novel, Together, which sold over 130K copies worldwide and became a Sunday Times Best Seller.
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