Artistic Architectural Illustration with Pencil and Graphite
Less Can Be More
A course by Chris Henton , Architectural illustrator
About the video: Less Can Be More
Overview
“Knowing when you have finished a drawing can be tricky, so here I share what I find helpful. I also cover why I think it’s essential to leave details out and let the viewer fill in the rest with their imagination.”
In this video lesson Chris Henton addresses the topic: Less Can Be More, 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 talk about how less can be more when it comes to our drawings. I've got an example here of one of my own illustrations and you can see I've quite heavily contrasted the light and the dark so much so that the white sections of this illustration don't have any graphite on them at all really. I think it illustrates well how our brains can fill in what has been left out and I feel that adds something special to our drawings when you have the power to suggest what's there without actually including it. So if you look at these columns here just by using shadow and a fe...”
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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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