Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

Overview

“Now that you know how to search for inspiration and gather reference photos, I will show you how I start sketching out the scene and share what goes on in my head when composing the scene.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: How to Sketch the Scene, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks. Master gouache painting techniques to create expressive landscapes with vibrant colors, focusing on composition and color theory.

Partial transcription of the video

“ How to Sketch the Scene In the previous lesson, we went outside and took a look at the location that we're going to paint. We found the reference photo that we could reference while sketching. Let's start sketching. The first thing I do when I first start sketching the scene is try to find the horizon line. The horizon line is the first thing I look for in a scene. I drew a couple of boxes here to frame our sketch. I will explain why the horizon line matters. In our reference photo, I will mark the horizon with a little marker. This time we could put it low at the bottom. Next, we could p...”

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Course summary for: Gouache Painting Specialization: Create Vibrant Artworks

• Level: Beginner
• 280 students
• 8 units
• 110 lessons (18h 30m)
• 43 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration