Urban Illustration with Inking Techniques
Lighting and First Wash
A course by Heather Souliere , Illustrator
About the video: Lighting and First Wash
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn how I mix my light washes and apply them to the line drawing. I’ll start with the larger areas and then move to the smaller, more detailed areas. ”
In this video lesson Heather Souliere addresses the topic: Lighting and First Wash, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Illustration with Inking Techniques. Use fineliners and ink washes to depict stunning scenes of your city .
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we're gonna work on the first ink wash. For this first ink wash, we're gonna start with the lightest value. And that's the only thing that we're gonna use for now. I'm also gonna start with my largest brush, because at this point, I'm just trying to block in large areas where I intend on having shadows later on. So some of the first areas I'm gonna block in are this side over here, because I know it's in shadow. Same as this area over here. This side of the trees, and these trees that are silhouetted on the left side. Now you'll notice that this light wash is very light, alm...”
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Course summary for: Urban Illustration with Inking Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching

Heather Souliere
A course by Heather Souliere
Heather Souliere is a prominent urban illustrator and texture artist for animated films based in Vancouver, Canada.
With an innate passion for architecture and drawing, she has collaborated on renowned productions such as the Hotel Transylvania series, The Mitchells Vs The Machines, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Heather blends her love for observing urban environments with her technical skill in using ink, creating works that capture the light and vibrancy of the city.
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