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Sketchbooks: Drawing the Everyday - Season 1

Series: Sketchbooks: Drawing the Everyday
4.6
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Episodes
7
Rating
TVY
Year
2020
Language
English
Publisher
Craftsy

About

Become a better artist with a portable, versatile companion - your sketchbook! Artist Paul Heaston shares an inspiring range of ways to use pencil, ink, and watercolor in your own on-the-go "studio". Explore the world of sketching for beginners as you learn to accurately depict subject matter in dimensional space. Discover an array of texture-building ink techniques, and find out how to use this bold, impactful medium to express light and shadow. Infuse your work with color and character with Paul's pro tips for painting smooth watercolor washes, and then combine what you've learned with valuable lessons on creating eye-catching compositions. Whether you want to depict people, architecture or nature, you'll gain the confidence and creative skills to fill up your sketchbook with artful, evocative work!

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Episodes

1. Choosing & Using Sketchbooks

26m

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Meet your instructor, sketch artist Paul Heaston, as you discover the joy that sketching can offer and how it can improve your skills by leaps and bounds. You'll begin with an overview of Paul's favorite sketchbook and media choices before loosening up yo

2. Sketching With Pencil

30m

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Indulge in one of sketching's most joyfully simple forms: carrying a pencil and sketchbook into the field to explore your surroundings. Paul explains graphite grading scales and shows you how to use this forgiving medium to refine your skills in perspecti

3. Pen & Ink, Light & Shadow

22m

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Gain the courage to leave your eraser behind and dive into ink sketches. Paul shares professional tips for developing realistic light, shadow, contour and value using a variety of pen types and sizes. Beginning and expert artists alike will learn valuable

4. Color Your World With Watercolors

26m

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Add color and character to your sketchbook with a bright and versatile watercolor palette. Paul demonstrates ways to apply washes and control your paints using helpful tips that will ensure a fun sketching session. Whether you're using color to fill large

5. Sketching on Location

16m

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Pack your bag for the great outdoors as you employ Paul's tips for sketching comfortably and quickly. You'll learn what tools you'll need and anticipate the creature comforts that will come in handy for sketching sessions before assessing your locations f

6. Composing in the Field

11m

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Explore ways to use a viewfinder and your imagination to create a unique and compelling composition for each sketch. Paul shares important considerations for your location and field of view, as well as valuable composition tips that can transform a seemin

7. Location Sketching Process

33m

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Examine the construction of a sketch from start to finish as you block in the simple shapes and values in your scene. Next, work from the foreground to the background as you develop basic forms, training your eye to see what's really there as you work. Yo

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