Artistic Architectural Illustration with Pencil and Graphite
Penning in the Dark Side
A course by Chris Henton , Architectural illustrator
About the video: Penning in the Dark Side
Overview
“I will begin to add shadows. The first step is to understand which direction the light source is coming from. Then, we can add a pen or dark pencil to the edges of our structure, which would get the least light. ”
In this video lesson Chris Henton addresses the topic: Penning in the Dark Side, 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 we'll begin to add some shadow onto our drawing and bring it to life a bit more. Now that we've added the technical side of the drawing we can move on to the side that I prefer which is the more artistic and rendering side of things. So in order to do this I will be using a fineliner but you could use any darkish pencil so an HB or darker. First of all I will pick out any of the features which are showing as having a shadow on the reference photo. So this is where it's really useful if you have a reference photo where there's clearly defined shadows on it as you can simply lo...”
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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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