Freehand Illustration for Artistic Architectural Design

A course by Eduardo Bajzek , Illustrator and Sketching Teacher

Illustrator and Sketching Teacher. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined November 2020

Learn how to turn technical drawings into enchanting watercolor illustrations

100% positive reviews (91)
3,119 students
Audio: Portuguese
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn how to turn technical drawings into enchanting watercolor illustrations

In architectural illustration, each perspective tells a story, and it's through these lines, colors, and paints that illustrator and sketching teacher Eduardo Bajzek expresses what he loves most. With more than twenty years' experience, he's been recognized with an award from the American Society of Architectural Illustrators and a Jabuti Award for Illustration.

In this course, learn to build up artistic plans from architectonic drawings. With Eduardo as your guide, discover how to transform technical drawings into expressive watercolor illustrations and enrich your creative repertoire.

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What will you learn in this online course?

18 lessons & 22 downloads

Materials
11 minutes, 27 seconds
Plans
12 minutes, 53 seconds
Solids
12 minutes, 6 seconds
Drop shadow
9 minutes, 40 seconds
Shadow of a solid
5 minutes, 57 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (91)
  • 3,119 students
  • 18 lessons (3h 11m)
  • 22 additional resources (12 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a series of architectural illustrations of a small country house.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, designers, landscapers, and anyone interested in architecture and enjoys drawing.

Requirements and materials

Basic drawing knowledge is necessary for this course.

In terms of materials, you need paper, graphite, ink pens, and materials for the final details such as watercolors and colored pencils.


Reviews

3,119 Students
91 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Eduardo Bajzek

A course by Eduardo Bajzek

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Illustrator and Sketching Teacher

Discovering new places with a sketchbook in hand is one of Eduardo Bajzek's greatest pleasures. He has a degree in architecture and urban planning from the Universidade Mackenzie and over twenty years' professional illustration experience.

Awarded by the American Society of Architectural Illustrators and winner of a Jabuti Aaward in the Illustration category for Rio Sketchbook, Eduardo's portfolio contains over two thousand illustrations to date. He is also cofounder of the Urban Sketchers Brasil collective and has been teaching drawing since 2010.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    Materials and technical bases

    • Materials
    • plans
    • solids
    • Tonal values: volume and tonal organization
    • Drop shadow
    • shadow of a solid
    • linear perspective
  • U3

    The project

    • Presentation of the architectural project theme
    • Drawing board layout
    • Construction of the drawing board: transfer of the pencil drawing
    • Drawing board construction: perspective
    • Inked in ink
    • Execution of watercolor artwork 1
    • Execution of watercolor artwork 2
  • U4

    Final considerations

    • Elaboration of graphic elements on the board
    • Alternatives to architectural design: the "sauce" of design
  • FP

    Final project

    • Artistic freehand architectural illustration

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Freehand Illustration for Artistic Architectural Design

A course by Eduardo Bajzek
Illustrator and Sketching Teacher. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined November 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (91)
  • 3,119 students