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Drawing Foundations: Sketching the Landscape

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn how to quickly capture the atmosphere and mood of a landscape like an artist, and take the next step from sketching at home to sketching outside.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Introduction to Materials
  • Facing the fear of sketching outdoors
  • Sketchpads and paper
  • Pencils, pens, and watercolors
2. Landscape Sketching Foundations
  • What makes an attractive picture?
  • Proportion and scale
  • Composition
  • Light and shadow
  • Perspective and changing viewpoints
  • How to frame your view and focal point
3. The Basics of Landscape Sketching
  • A flat drawing
  • A drawing with depth
4. How to Get the Most Out of Your Sketchbook
  • What are you going to use your sketches for?
  • A sketch with a painting in mind
  • From sketch to studio
5. Capturing Changing Conditions
  • Sky and clouds
  • Water and reflections
6. How to Draw Elements of the Landscape
  • Houses and buildings in the landscape
  • Rocks and mountains
  • Trees and foliage
7. Creating Mood and Atmosphere
  • Tonal paper
  • Pen and wash
  • Watercolor markers
A vast landscape
  • Final project

Taught by

Will Kemp

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