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Analyzing Nature
Lesson 1 of 6 Ink Sketching: Landscapes
In this first lesson you will learn to break down complex landscapes into their most basic components, and bring out the personality of natural objects through your sketches.
Large Shapes Homework
Collect a few reference images, and use those to identify large shapes, then big, medium and small, and finally break things down into primitives.
Since this assignment is about analyzing and understanding nature, students who are more comfortable with digital tools can sketch over the reference images in Photoshop. There will be plenty of chances to sketch with ink later in the course!
Analyzing Flow Homework
Bring in a new set of reference images, and this time identify edges, rhythm and massing in each.
Once again, since this assignment is about analyzing and understanding nature, students who are more comfortable with digital tools can sketch over the reference images in Photoshop.
Hero Object Homework
Find a piece of reference for a tree that you feel counts as a ‘hero tree,’ and then create an ink sketch which brings out the personality of that tree.
Student Homework
Lesson 1
this lessonAnalyzing Nature
In this first lesson you will learn to break down complex landscapes into their most basic components, and bring out the personality of natural objects through your sketches.
- 2 hours 53 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 32 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Guidance
Introduction
Artistic Reference and Inspiration
Ink Sketching Tools
Getting Inspired by Nature
Large Shapes
Creating Flow
Hero Elements
Lesson 2
Organic Perspective
Now you will learn to group objects together to create easily readable perspective and scale using purely organic forms.
- 41 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 8 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Lesson 3
Texture and Detail
Here you will explore the various ways that ink can convey detail through simple application of texture.
- 1 hour 9 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 9 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Guidance
Introduction
Texture and Detail Techniques
Large Detailed Scenes
Conclusion
Lesson 4
Playing with Style
In this lesson you’ll experiment with artistic styles by applying the hero object, clustering and texturing concepts to new types of imagery.
- 49 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 4 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Guidance
Introduction
Growing Your Stylistic Influence
Trying Different Styles
Conclusion
Lesson 5
Implementing Shape Language
This lesson will focus on breaking the natural world down into simple yet compelling shapes and patterns.
- 52 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 4 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Guidance
Introduction
Shape Language Sketches
Conclusion
Lesson 6
Designing an Epic Landscape
In this lesson, you will utilize everything you’ve learned throughout the course to plan out and sketch an epic landscape scene.
- 1 hour 12 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 12 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Guidance
Introduction
Image Prep
Epic Landscape Sketch
Digitizing Your Sketches
Presenting Your Work
Conclusion
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