Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“In this lesson, Alex Hillkurtz will teach you how to create a quick thumbnail sketch and explain its importance in planning a painting. A thumbnail helps you get familiar with the subject’s forms, light, and shadows, while also allowing you to experiment with composition. It’s a crucial step to avoid "mission creep"—running out of space on your paper mid-sketch.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Creating a Thumbnail Sketch , which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketching Techniques Specialization. Explore the power of sketching alongside top-notch drawing masters..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I want to show you how I go about creating a thumbnail sketch and why I think it's an important initial step in our paintings and sketches. I always carry a simple little sketchbook. This has toned paper in it. It's nothing precious. It's nothing expensive. There's no pressure. If I make a mistake, it doesn't matter. I'm not ruining anything interesting. This I've filled with some rough thumbnail sketches that I've done of various views before I've gone to paint a larger painting. You can see I'm working out perspective. I'm thinking about light and shadow. Here we go. Here'...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (92)
• 8397 students
• 9 units
• 94 lessons (15h 44m)
• 51 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Botanical Illustration, Character Design, Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting