Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“This lesson teaches you to merge drawing from observation and imagination. Sorie Kim uses a snail shell as a reference, building an alien creature around it. The focus is on using real-life elements for structure and perspective while adding imaginative details. A solid visual library and willingness to experiment are vital to creating dynamic sketches.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Drawing From Imagination , 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

“Now that we've covered drawing from observation and also how to interpret what you see, let's move on to drawing from imagination. If you're used to only drawing from observation, it can feel a little bit intimidating to bridge that gap between drawing what you see and coming up with something brand new. But in this lesson, I'll show you different techniques you can use to merge those two worlds together. For example, on this page, I have some creatures based off marine life and fish. These two subjects are two things that I absolutely love to draw. So my visual library is already full of t...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (93)
• 8814 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