Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“In this first lesson, you will explore with Alex Hillkurtz how early artistic influences shape your creative journey. You will examine the work of Joe Johnston, a renowned storyboard artist for Star Wars, and how his dynamic use of linear perspective can inspire your work. You will also reflect on how copying and studying these works of art can strengthen your core skills.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Exploring Artistic Influences and Perspective Techniques, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketching Techniques Specialization. Explore the power of sketching alongside top-notch drawing masters..

Partial transcription of the video

“The first artist that really had a big impact on me is Joe Johnston. He was the storyboard artist for Star Wars in 1977. Along with him and painter Ralph McQuarrie, these two guys created the look of those worlds. Everything you see in current Star Wars movies, these artists designed. He did these gorgeous illustrations of spaceships. These are all his designs, his ideas. These dynamic perspectives, they've got so much energy in these still images. As a kid, I was just transfixed by these drawings. They took me into this world. I'd already seen the movie. This book came out a year or two af...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (105)
• 9705 students
• 9 units
• 94 lessons (15h 44m)
• 51 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Botanical Illustration, Character Design, Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting