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Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink

Presentation of Materials

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: Presentation of Materials

Overview

“For this lesson I will show all the materials we will be using in this course. I will show my favorite tools and talk about how we are going to use them. • Pencils. Why I like 4B and 6B • Pens - fineliners, dip pens, fountain pens • Ink - waterproof vs water-soluble • Different kinds of paper - 100% cotton, paper weight, texture, toned paper • Brushes - different shapes and sizes and what each one is good for. Natural vs synthetic. • Paint - a few key colors (cobalt blue, ultramarine, burnt Sienna, raw sienna, pyroll red) • Misc. - water containers, paper towels, spray bottles, mixing palettes. ”

In this video lesson Alex Hillkurtz addresses the topic: Presentation of Materials, 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

“Materials In this lesson, I'm gonna present the materials that we'll be using in this course. I'll go in the order that we'll be using them in throughout the course. We'll start with pencils. I like to use mechanical pencils, these give a very fine line. I have a few different ones, for variety. I have different kinds of lead in each pencil. And then I have different kinds of ink pens, fountain pens, and fine liners. And finally, some gel pens and white China markers for making white marks. This is some waterproof ink, I can put this in my fountain pens using this little tool, which is a ca...”

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Course summary for: Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (6250)
152609 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 31m)
7 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching, Watercolor Painting

Alex Hillkurtz

A course by Alex Hillkurtz

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Storyboard Artist

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.