Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“In this session, you will learn to draw from observation with the help of Sarah Van Dongen. You will draw everyday objects from your surroundings or work from a reference photo. Sara uses markers and colored pencils, but you can choose any material you feel comfortable with.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Observation and Mind Bank , 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

“In this lesson, I will show you how I draw from observation and I will talk about the mind bank. For these exercises, I'm going to use markers and pencils, but you can use any material you like. I'm going to draw some objects that I like to incorporate in my illustrations. Now, what you want to draw is very personal. For example, I like to draw plants and little cups of coffee, lamps, tables, chairs. But if you would like to draw a garden, for example, you would need to be able to draw trees. I would advise you to think about your final project. So the self-portrait you will make. If you're...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 8783 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