Detailed Architectural Illustration with Realism and Richness
Adding Contrast
A course by Preeti Dubey , Architectural Illustrator and Structural Engineer
Joined May 2022
About the video: Adding Contrast
Overview
“With the base drawing ready, you will now learn how to add layers and contrast to create realism in your illustration. I will explain how to use different tools to enhance contrast and highlights in the drawing. ”
In this video lesson Preeti Dubey addresses the topic: Adding Contrast, which is part of the Domestika online course: Detailed Architectural Illustration with Realism and Richness. Discover how to transform a building into artwork filled with realism and learn how to highlight each detail in both monochrome and full color.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Adding Contrast In this lesson, I'll tell you more about how to blend colors and add contrast to your illustration. First, I will start with blending the colors for which I will use this blender pencil which I have used earlier as well. Now I'll use it for this portion where I have only a single layer of color. I'll work from top to down. As I proceed, you will see how the color spreads over the paper and smoothens out the texture of the color. You can see I have used a blender pencil on this portion here and here. You can see the difference between these two portions. This is without a b...”
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Course summary for: Detailed Architectural Illustration with Realism and Richness
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching

Preeti Dubey
A course by Preeti Dubey
Preeti Dubey is a structural engineer and self-taught architectural illustrator based in Dubai. She has a post-graduate degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute Of Technology–Roorkee in India, and is a licensed structural engineer in Dubai.
Preeti’s wide-ranging career has seen her work with Atkins, one of the world’s most famous design and engineering consultancy firms, and international clients for projects involving the Delhi Metro system and the London Olympics. She sells artwork via her self-named studio, and shares her sketches with over 35K followers on Instagram.
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