France (Rabastens)
Vincent Desplanche
Born in Lyon (F) in 1969, illustrator graduated from the Arts Déco School of Strasbourg in 1993, he lives and works near Toulouse. He illustrated more than 40 non-fiction books for children published by Gallimard, Larousse, Bayard Presse or Nathan and works for several children magazines.
Vincent likes to draw everything that comes to him, but his favorite topic is incontestably the mountain. Recognisable for their inimitable use of Neocolor II water-soluble crayons and color pencils, his sketches are always made on site during his excursions. Sometimes they inspire him woodcuts printed using the traditional Japanese woodblock printing technique of Moku Hanga. He is a member and correspondent of Urban Sketchers France, initiator of the USk Toulouse chapter.
We will be sketching mountains. As they are the perfect place to learn or improve all the fundamentals of sketching: observation, analysis, space, composition, line work, volume, light and textures.
Workshop 3 (English): September 21, 09:30-12:00
Workshop 4 (French): September 21, 14:00-16:30
Location: We will go above on the slope just above the Lyceum Alpinum, in order to find a better view on mountains.
Description:
Mountain landscapes are exhilarating for everyone and an endless source of inspiration for artists. Usually, one think that It is easier to approach this less demanding subject than the architecture or the human figure, yet it involves the same difficulties that are lodged in the details. During this workshop we will review the key points to improve our mountainscapes analysis, better restitute the spaces to compose more impressive views.
- The mountain is proving to be the perfect place to learn or improve all the fundamentals of sketching: observation, analysis, space, composition, line work, volume, light, textures…
- To constitute a analytic method «special mountains»
- Sketch out of your comfort zone: in an uncomfortable position, with the fatigue of the walk, a turbulent wind, a hot sun.
