CITYSCAPE. NEPAL
03:54
lessons: 2
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Anastasia
Kustova
Online-course

CITYSCAPE. NEPAL

3 900 руб.
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About the course

This course has English subtitles.

Cityscape is something we always see around us. But only few decide to draw or paint it! Why is that? There are so many important things in it, such as architecture, people, trees and a lot of details… What is important to keep and what is better to leave out? How to compose your image and how to show perspective accurately? How to convey our idea and mood to the viewer? That is exactly what Anastasia Kustova is going to help us with in her course.

Outcome of the course

  • you’ll figure out how to work with perspective and how to design your composition;
  • you’ll learn about the distinctive features of cityscape;
  • you’ll practice introducing people’s figures in your painting and work with shadow and light;
  • you’ll select different color schemes, learn how to convey the mood;
  • you’ll create two watercolor paintings with the views of Nepal.

Course outline

lesson 1
02:24
Easy
Narrow street in Nepal
We’ll paint a sunlit cityscape with a lonely figure. We’ll analyze the composition and linear perspective, create a color and tonal studies. We’ll be working with light and shadow, paying attention to the important details.
lesson 2
01:30
Intermediate
Square in Nepal
We’re going to paint a city scene – a crowded street. We’ll pay attention to the composition and perspective, with many details, we’ll keep the air and the main idea of the subject.

Materials for the course

Surface

Watercolor paper, 100% cotton, with a weight of 300 gsm or more, by the following brands: DMD, Hahnemuhle, Lana, Moulin du Roy, Saunders Waterford, Arches, Canson Watercolor, etc.

Media

Set of professional watercolors of 24 colors or more. For example: Pinax, White Nights, Van Gogh, Lukas, Schminke, Winsor&Newton, and other professional series, either in pans or tubes.

Additionally, you might need the following paints:
- yellow ochre
- burnt sienna
- perylene violet or Bordeaux (a cool red)
- Payne’s gray
- purple
- indigo
- olive green
- horizon blue (or cobalt turquoise)

If you already have some brushes, use your familiar set. If you are planning to buy the brushes, here are some recommendations: squirrel, sable or synthetic, made specifically for watercolors. Round and flat and a big flat brush for wetting the paper.

Additional

- support board and palette
- masking tape
- graphite pencil
- eraser
- water bowls
- paper tissues

Other things

To turn the English subtitles on, click on the “cc” button in the bottom right corner of the video and choose the English version.

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