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Drawing in the Landscape: The Adventure Begins

This is the first course in the Drawing series. In this course, you will learn techniques for drawing, sketching and rendering in the field. You will learn how to draw lines and contours, understand perspective, and render tone and value with light and shadow.

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Course Info

  • Duration 9 video lessons (36 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2013
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    1.
    The Joy of Drawing
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    2.
    Welcome!
    Chapter Duration 1 min
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    Equipment
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    4.
    When?
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    5.
    Marks and Lineweights
    Chapter Duration 9 mins
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    Light and Shadow
    Chapter Duration 7 mins
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    Framing the Landscape
    Chapter Duration 7 mins
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    Proportion & Scale
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    9.
    In Closing
    Chapter Duration 2 mins

Course Description

Imagine yourself as a pen, curving down the paper as if riding a slope. Experiencing, sensing and understanding the contextual cues that the natural and built environments offer are key to learning how to render them on paper. In this course, you will learn techniques for drawing, sketching and observation in the field. You will learn how to draw lines and contours, understand perspective, and render tone and value with light and shadow. The field sketch is the most fundamental component of being able to quickly capture and convey a visual idea based on actual or perceived phenomenon. In this first of a series of courses, learn or relearn how to experience the landscape, whether you are new to hand drawing or simply want to better understand how to observe the world around you.

 

Learn these skills

  • Communications & Media
  • Drawing & Painting
  • Site Planning
  • Urban Design

AICP CM

This course is approved for .5 AICP CM credit. 

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Darryl Jones

Darryl Jones

Darryl Jones is an artist and filmmaker based in Oakland, CA.

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Course Reviews

4.48
Sarah Cook Sarah Cook

Sarah Cook Sarah Cook

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Good basic course on field sketching covering value, scale and proportion, vanishing points, and mark making. A loose and fun course.
Russ Cunningham 2

Russ Cunningham 2

Extremely Satisfied
Wonderfully engaging. The cinematography, soundtrack, and narrative are exceptional. The early exercises help to take the pressure off of beginning drawers like me, allowing for play and freedom of expression. The shading exercise offers so much with great simplicity and economy. Really well done.
Robert Gause

Robert Gause

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Alexis Kelso

Alexis Kelso

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Sarah Cook Sarah Cook

Sarah Cook Sarah Cook

Satisfied
Good basic course on field sketching covering value, scale and proportion, vanishing points, and mark making. A loose and fun course.
Russ Cunningham 2

Russ Cunningham 2

Extremely Satisfied
Wonderfully engaging. The cinematography, soundtrack, and narrative are exceptional. The early exercises help to take the pressure off of beginning drawers like me, allowing for play and freedom of expression. The shading exercise offers so much with great simplicity and economy. Really well done.
Robert Gause

Robert Gause

Satisfied
Alexis Kelso

Alexis Kelso

Satisfied
Steve Miller

Steve Miller

Extremely Satisfied
Michael Poer

Michael Poer

Satisfied
Fun interesting and potentially useful. Thank you so much. I plan on going over the material again at a slower speed.
Emily Pierson-Brown

Emily Pierson-Brown

Extremely Satisfied
This is a really fun, enjoyable, and inspiring course. The production value is high and very engaging. I have done a lot of “introductory” sketching courses, and this is the first one where I felt like I could actually do the thing. I am inspired to start sketching!
James Hill

James Hill

Extremely Satisfied

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