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The Basics of Urban Sketching

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Overview

Urban Sketching is a fun, and enriching experience. This class teaches you the basics of sketching, linear perspective, the use of watercolor. It is designed to give you an immersive experience so you can practise and experience the thrill of urban sketching from the comfort of your home.

Syllabus

  • 01 Introduction
  • 03 materials
  • 04 Sketching lightly
  • 05 How to see simple shapes in things
  • 06 How to measure proportions
  • 07 Practice to measure proportions
  • 08 Textures
  • 09 Textures practice video 01
  • 10 Textures practice video 02
  • 11Textures practice video 03
  • 12 One and two point perspective
  • 13 One point perspective
  • 14 Two point perspective
  • 15 Practice video A scene in one point perspective Salerno
  • 16 Practice video Sketching a scene using perspective Rome
  • 17 Practice video Sketching a scene using perspective Rome Pantheon
  • 18 Different approaches regarding the use of linear perspective
  • 19 Several tips for drawing people
  • 20 Drawing people practise video
  • 21 How to create depth in a sketch
  • 22 How to approach complex structures in a drawing
  • 23 How to draw reflections in the water
  • 24 How to use fine liner and watercolor
  • 25 How to use watercolor
  • 26 Composition
  • 27 Light and Shadow in different circumstances
  • 28 Some art history
  • 29 Introduction to the demonstration videos
  • 30 Antwerp Grote markt Demo Fine liner Beginning with detail
  • 31 Antwerp Grote markt Demo Starting with larger outlines Graphite pencil
  • 32 Antwerp Grote markt Demo Starting with larger outlines Fine liner
  • 33 Antwerp Grote markt Demo Starting with larger outlines Watercolor
  • 34 Antwerp Hendrick Conscienceplein Demo Graphite pencil
  • 35 Antwerp Hendrick Conscienceplein Demo Fine liner
  • 36 Antwerp Hendrick Conscienceplein Demo Watercolor
  • 37 Breda Park Valkenberg Demo Fine liner
  • 38 Breda Park Valkenberg Demo Watercolor
  • 39 Delft Behind the Nieuwe Kerk Demo Fine liner
  • 40 Delft Behind the Nieuwe Kerk Demo Watercolor
  • 41 Delft Hooikade Demo Fine liner
  • 42 Delft Hooikade Demo Watercolor
  • 43 Delft Markt Demo Fine liner
  • 44 Delft Markt Demo Watercolor
  • 45 Delft Oostpoort3 Demo Fine liner
  • 46 Delft Oostpoort3 Demo Watercolor
  • 47 Delft Trompetstraat Demo Fine liner
  • 48 Delft Trompetstraat Demo Watercolor
  • 49 Delft View at the Oostpoort Demo Graphite pencil
  • 50 Delft View at the Oostpoort Demo Fine liner
  • 51 Delft View at the Oostpoort Demo Watercolor
  • 52 Delft View of Delft from Zuideinde Demo Fine liner
  • 53 Dordrecht Kuipershaven Demo Fine liner
  • 54 Dordrecht Kuipershaven Demo Watercolor
  • 55 Dordrecht Wijnstraat Demo Fine liner
  • 56 Dordrecht Wijnstraat Demo Watercolor
  • 57 Introduction to the immersive practise videos
  • 58 Antwerp Ernest van Dijckkaai
  • 59 Antwerp Ernest van Dijckkaai
  • 60 Antwerp Grote markt
  • 61 Antwerp Hendrick Conscienceplein
  • 62 Antwerp Steenplein
  • 76 Delft Oostpoort
  • 77 Delft Trompetstraat
  • 63 Antwerp Wapper
  • 64 Antwerp Sint Katelijnevest
  • 65 Breda Park Valkenberg
  • 66 Delft Behind the Nieuwe Kerk
  • 67 Delft Behind the Nieuwe Kerk
  • 68 Delft Hooikade Zuideinde
  • 69 Delft Hooikade
  • 70 Delft Interior of the Oude Kerk
  • 71 Delft Kerkstraat
  • 72 Delft Markt
  • 73 Delft Markt
  • 74 Delft Markt
  • 75 Delft Oostpoort
  • 76 Delft Oostpoort
  • 77 Delft Trompetstraat
  • 78 Delft View of Delft from Zuideinde
  • 79 Dordrecht Groothoofd
  • 80 Dordrecht Groothoofdspoort
  • 81 Dordrecht Hofstraat
  • 82 Dordrecht Kuipershaven
  • 83 Dordrecht Mattenkade
  • 84 Dordrecht Statenplein
  • 85 Dordrecht Wijnbrug
  • 86 Dordrecht Wijnstraat
  • 87 Challenge

Taught by

Peter Jochems

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