Artistic Architectural Drawing with Ink
Creating a Sketch of the Basic Forms 1
A course by Luke Adam Hawker , Artist
About the video: Creating a Sketch of the Basic Forms 1
Overview
“It's time to explore the basic framework of your drawing! We will look at a ghost wireframe structure as a starting point. The focus of this lesson will be placed on the importance of handling the pen and linework lightly. I will talk you through the creation process, offering tips and tricks on the creation of a strong framework for the drawing. Together, we will create a sketch of the basic forms.”
In this video lesson Luke Adam Hawker addresses the topic: Creating a Sketch of the Basic Forms 1, 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
“ Creating a Sketch of the Basic Forms In this lesson, we'll be building up the composition, looking at the arrangement that we've created and just extracting the most basic forms. It will be a wireframe structure. If you remember, that means like you're trying to depict the full form and the full understanding of the form. When we begin, it's quite important to remember that we want to be quite light with our pen weight. In that way we can build up layers and add details, make mistakes, and they'll disappear behind those layers of corrections. Let's get started. The first thing I do when s...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Architectural Drawing with Ink
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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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