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Domestika

Detailed Architectural Illustration with Realism and Richness

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Overview

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Discover how to transform a building into artwork filled with realism and learn how to highlight each detail in both monochrome and full color
  • Introduction
  • Preparation and Tools
  • Drawing the Sketch
  • Coloring and Final Touches
  • The Monochrome Sketch
  • Final project
Through architectural illustration, you can learn to sharpen your artistic eye and capture the details of the world around you. Preeti Dubey is a licensed structural engineer and self-taught artist who has worked with the Delhi Metro and London Olympics, and she has sketched many of the world’s most famous buildings.

In this online course, Preeti shows you how to train your eye to capture the beauty of compelling architecture. From the basics of light and shadow to the complexities of color and blending, join Preeti on a practical, geometrical, and artistic journey to create captivating illustrations of your favorite building.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Materials
  • Concepts of Light and Shadow
  • About Perspectives
  • Finding a Reference Image
  • Drawing with Pencil 1
  • Drawing with Pencil 2
  • Drawing with Pencil 3
  • Drawing with Fineliner
  • Coloring the Sketch
  • Adding Contrast
  • Enhancing the Shadows 1
  • Enhancing the Shadows 2
  • Monochrome Coloring 1
  • Monochrome Coloring 2
  • Shadows and Highlighting
  • Detailed Architectural Illustration with Realism and Richness

Taught by

Preeti Dubey

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