Perspective Fundamentals for Watercolor Cityscapes: Understanding Single-Point Perspective

Looking to capture the energy of the city on paper? This watercolor course is perfect for you! Learn watercolor cityscape techniques and bring urban scenes to life with confidence. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a complete beginner, this class will guide you through the process of creating stunning cityscape paintings.

What you'll learn:

• Master Single-Point Perspective: Understand how single-point perspective drawing works and unlock its power to create realistic depth in your artwork. We'll cover essential concepts like the horizon line, convergence lines, and human figure drawing within a perspective framework.
• Develop Depth & Proportion: Learn practical watercolor techniques to effectively convey depth and accurate proportion in your cityscape art.
• Monochromatic Sketching: Create a foundational monochromatic watercolor sketch to explore the relationship between tonal values and perspective.
• Limited Color Palette Mastery: Discover the power of a limited color palette – you'll only need 5 colors! Learn how color mixing creates temperature and the illusion of depth in your paintings.
• Final Project: Mexican Town Scene: Apply everything you've learned in a final project, sketching a beautiful Mexican town urban scene to showcase your newfound skills.

This course is designed to be a genuinely playful and intuitive creative process. Build a strong foundation in perspective drawing and watercolor painting to create captivating urban landscapes.

Want to see more of my work? Check out my previous class on Skillshare where I teach how to paint a beautiful expressive vintage facade!