Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink

The Main Lines

A course by user9427705 surname9427705 , Architect and Illustrator

Architect and Illustrator. San Francisco, United States.
Joined December 2021

Learn how to draw like an architect by exploring observational illustration techniques, including perspective, scale, and composition

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5,196 students
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About the video: The Main Lines

Overview

“The second step focuses on the main lines of the scene: the street, buildings, and entourage, all in large gestures. You will learn how to cover all parts of the scene equally, from left to right, using the previously laid out pencil guidelines. It's not necessary to go into too much detail at this stage. ”

In this video lesson user9427705 surname9427705 addresses the topic: The Main Lines, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink. Learn how to draw like an architect by exploring observational illustration techniques, including perspective, scale, and composition .

Partial transcription of the video

“ The Main Lines Now that we have good coverage in pencil outlines, I'll move on with ink. While still in pencil, I wanted to add a few more elements to the drawing, such as a few people, a tree here, and another tree over here as well. I want to know where those elements might go. I don't want to cover them with ink first. I do want to save space for those elements before I put the ink, so it was very important to also outline those in pencil. I know where my main lines want to go because I have a pencil layer already. I'll simply overlay ink in whatever sequence I want. I might start from...”

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Course summary for: Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (85)
  • 5196 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 41m)
  • 7 downloads
  • Category

    Architecture & Spaces, Illustration
  • Areas

    Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketching, Traditional illustration

user9427705 surname9427705

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Architect and Illustrator

Dan Hogman is an architect and illustrator with over 20 years of experience. He began drawing at a young age and always knew he wanted to become an architect. He later went on to study for a Master’s degree in the subject at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, and later at Harvard University.

Since then, he has created hundreds of drawings for everything from high-rise residential developments to hotels across the US, China, and South Korea. Dan also takes on drawing commissions in his spare time, and shares his work with over 120K followers on Instagram, alongside teaching architecture at a graduate level.


  • 98% positive reviews (85)
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  • 15 lessons (2h 41m)
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Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink. Illustration, Architecture, and Spaces course by user9427705 surname9427705

Urban Architectural Sketching with Ink

A course by user9427705 surname9427705
Architect and Illustrator. San Francisco, United States.
Joined December 2021
  • 98% positive reviews (85)
  • 5,196 students