Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
Creating Dynamic Compositions
A course by Alex Hillkurtz , Storyboard Artist
Combine loose ink sketching with watercolor to create beautiful buildings that leap off the page
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About the video: Creating Dynamic Compositions
Overview
“Composition is at the heart of what we do. Creating a painting with real depth that invites the viewer in, begins with a strong composition. In this lesson I’ll share ideas about what makes a great composition. ”
In this video lesson Alex Hillkurtz addresses the topic: Creating Dynamic Compositions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink. Combine loose ink sketching with watercolor to create beautiful buildings that leap off the page.
Partial transcription of the video
“Dynamic Composition In this lesson, I'm going to talk to you about what it takes to create a dynamic composition, to make a composition stronger. I'll give you a couple of tools that will help shape a composition to really make it sing on the page. The first idea I want to talk about is the rule of thirds. And the second idea I want to talk about is the idea of creating a center of focus, or a focal point, using contrasts, contrasts in tone, contrasts in color, in saturation... in detail. The rule of thirds is a visual tool that helps us divide up a frame and center our focus. It's an asymm...”
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Course summary for: Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
A course by Alex Hillkurtz
Alex Hillkurtz was born in England and grew up in California where he is a renowned storyboard artist for feature films, television, and commercials. His film credits include Argo, Almost Famous, It’s Complicated, and many others. Alex currently lives in Paris with his film editor wife, Tiffany, and enjoys discovering the hidden corners of the city that sketching and painting allow.
He uses the language of cinema to compose his images, moving beyond what one sees and depicting what he wants others to see. He believes that in our overly crowded lives, sketching and painting invites us to move at a more deliberate pace, giving us a true sense of place, where unexpected stories are revealed.
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