Overview
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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
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Facing the fear of sketching outdoors
- Sketchpads and paper
- Pencils, pens, and watercolors
- What makes an attractive picture?
- Proportion and scale
- Composition
- Light and shadow
- Perspective and changing viewpoints
- How to frame your view and focal point
- A flat drawing
- A drawing with depth
- What are you going to use your sketches for?
- A sketch with a painting in mind
- From sketch to studio
- Sky and clouds
- Water and reflections
- Houses and buildings in the landscape
- Rocks and mountains
- Trees and foliage
- Tonal paper
- Pen and wash
- Watercolor markers
- Final project
