Artistic Architectural Illustration with Pencil and Graphite
Finding the Subject and Choosing the Scale
A course by Chris Henton , Architectural illustrator
About the video: Finding the Subject and Choosing the Scale
Overview
“In this lesson, I’m going to choose a reference photo for the final project. I’ll select my drawing size and discuss which features I aim to include. ”
In this video lesson Chris Henton addresses the topic: Finding the Subject and Choosing the Scale, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Architectural Illustration with Pencil and Graphite. Dominate architectural illustration and create eye-catching drawings of your favourite buildings. .
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson I'm going to select a reference photo for the final project. I'll be choosing the size of the drawing and talking through some of the features which I hope to pick out. These are the photos which I'm going to use to draw from. I took these pictures myself and I think there is a bit of added satisfaction when you draw from photos you've taken yourself. When I was taking pictures of Westminster Abbey I made sure to take several images as this allows us to have different angles and different features within our reference photos. So in this image you can see it's a close up of so...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Architectural Illustration with Pencil and Graphite
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Pencil Drawing
Chris Henton
A course by Chris Henton
Chris Henton is a Scottish architectural illustrator currently based in London. With a distinguished career, he has worked with prestigious institutions such as the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture.
Chris specializes in detailed and proportionally accurate drawings of buildings and monuments, using traditional pencil and ink techniques to capture the essence and character of the structures.
His passion for history and architecture shines through in every piece, making his art a continuous exploration of different cultures and eras.
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