About the video: Adding Light and Shadows
Overview
“Light and shadow are what give the sketch its third dimension. In this lesson, you will see how this step dramatically improves the sketch, and how we can figure out our shadows. ”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Adding Light and Shadows, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Drawing Specialization: From Sketching to Digital Visualization. Learn conceptual architectural sketching, translating abstract ideas into coherent, creative drawings using freehand techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“At this point, we have finished adding color and texture. And in this lesson, we're going to start adding light and shadows. So now we're going to start by adding a new layer for light and shadows. I'm going to put it on the top of the other layers. I'm going to add also drawing assist. So I'm going to start by using a technical pen And as we learned in a previous lesson, we're going to define our light source. So I think our light source is going to come from somewhere from this direction. So this side is going to be under light. and this side is going to be in shadow. So now I'm going to ...”
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Course summary for: Architectural Drawing Specialization: From Sketching to Digital Visualization
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