Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Now that we've got to grips with color, in this lesson, Laura McKendry will guide you through playful ways to combine layers of color, drawing inspiration from abstract shapes in the world around us.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Abstract Transparencies 1 , 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

“So now we have a bit more of an understanding about colour. In this lesson we're going to look at how we can apply different colour palettes to abstract shapes that we can find around us in the real world. I'd like you to go on a shape hunt either around your house or go for a walk with a camera and take some photos of collections of shapes that you can find. So they shouldn't resemble anything. So someone looking at the shape shouldn't necessarily be able to see that it's a carp on a saucer or something like that. They should start to be fairly abstract. So I went for a walk and just took ...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 8829 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