Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“In this lesson, Sarah Van Dongen will demonstrate how to use color and layering techniques to create depth and perspective in your illustrations. By mixing darker tones for foreground objects and lighter shades for background elements, you’ll learn how to enhance the three-dimensional effect. Sarah also explores using various materials—crayons, colored pencils, and markers—emphasizing how different line qualities and textures can add interest. You’ll finish by refining the composition, balancing busy areas with quieter spaces for visual harmony.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Layer Two, Colored Pencils and Markers 2 , 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

“So I'm also using a darker color because it's closer to the viewer. So because it's closer to me, it's better to use a darker color because that adds to the illusion of perspective or a three-dimensional image. Now because the marker over here is quite light, I might go over it with paint. But I will mix a lighter green. But because over here the color is very similar to the window behind it, I'm gonna make it a little bit darker. Let it stand out. I'm starting to feel that the illustration is almost finished. Is the main character still the main focus? And I feel like she is. She's kind of...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (90)
• 8303 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