Buy and Download - Lynda.com Foundations of Drawing Sketching the Landscape

2015
Lynda
Will Kemp
3:02
English

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. This course includes an introduction to the materials you'll need to draw outdoors, as well as 7 practical principles to creating successful landscape sketches, combining drawing theory, on-location drawing demonstrations, and studio-based drawing tutorials. Author Will Kemp, founder of the Will Kemp Art School, shows how to capture, compose, and balance the scene in front of you and take your ideas back to the studio for further refinement.

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
8. Putting It All Together
Final project - A vast landscape