Urban Sketching: Draw and Paint a First Snowfall in Moscow

Learn essential drawing and painting skills to create a snow streetscape. BONUS Workshops: 3 x Urban Landscape Projects!

Udemy
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English
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Arts & Crafts
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4
students
5 hours
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Jun 2023
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$19.99
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What you will learn

What materials you will need, and what pens work best for drawing and sketching.

How to plan your illustration and painting through understanding basic compositional elements and placement of objects, color and figures.

How to make simple, intuitive measurements to convert an photograph into an ink and watercolor illustration/painting.

How to draw accurately and loosely with a pen.

How to use watercolor paint to add light and dark areas to a painting and to set the mood of your painting.

Learn how to create a snow scene illustration with pen and watercolour

Description

Experience the magic of snowfall in Moscow by drawing and painting this scene together!

BONUS Workshops: Urban Landscapes + Hermitage Scene demonstration included at the end of the course content (final lecture).

Want to learn how to draw and paint but find yourself confused about where to start? This course will build your confidence so that you'll feel ready to tackle any urban landscape afterwards.

In this class, you'll learn how to draw and paint this beautiful first snow scene in Moscow, Russia. By the end of this class, you'll feel more confident in being able to simplify complex buildings such as St Basil's Cathedral into simple yet convincing representations. You will gain knowledge and practical experience that will help to loosen up your drawings and paintings. In addition, I'll show you how to add your own personal touch to transform any reference photo into a unique piece of art.

This class is for beginners to intermediate learners and includes separate comprehensive drawing and painting lessons to help you understand and apply the entire process of creating this scene. All of the techniques and processes can be applied to any other reference picture.

Topics covered:

  • What materials you will need, and what pens work best for drawing and sketching.

  • How to plan your illustration and painting through understanding basic compositional elements and placement of objects, color, and figures.

  • How to make simple, intuitive measurements to convert a photograph into an ink and watercolor illustration/painting.

  • How to draw accurately and loosely with a pen.

  • How to use watercolor paint to add light and dark areas to a painting and to set the mood of your painting.

I'm excited to get started - see you in the course!

*The reference photo attached to the materials section is a royalty-free image covered by the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.

Content

Introduction, Materials and Warm-up Exercises

Introduction
Materials Required
Warm-up Lesson: Sketching and Painting

'Draw-along' Demonstrations

Drawing Part 1: St Basil's Cathedral
Drawing Part 2: Spasskaya Tower
Drawing Part 3: Finishing Touches

'Paint-along' Demonstrations

Painting Part 1: Buildings and Ground
Painting Part 2: Sky, Figures and Shadows
Painting Part 3: Finishing Touches and Snow

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12/8/2020
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12/17/2020
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