Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“In this lesson, Alex Hillkurtz will give you a clear introduction to linear and atmospheric perspective. Using one- and two-point perspectives, he will provide simple examples that will form the foundation of your sketching.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: The Basics of Perspective , 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 we're going to talk about the basics of perspective. There's a couple different types of perspective. There's linear perspective, which involves lines as the name implies, and there's atmospheric or planar perspective, which has more to do with tones of color. Linear perspective is at the heart of what we do when we're painting and sketching architecture. I think one of the hardest things to do is to translate a three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional page. If we want to create sketches and paintings with depth, linear perspective is the best tool we have. Linear pers...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 8839 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