Barcelona, Spain
Lapin
Lapin is a French artist living in Barcelona. He draws from direct observation, quickly and precisely, depicting his surroundings and the places he has traveled. He has illustrated many books, among them are Lapin au Japon, Cuba, an 56 de la révolution, Aviateurs, Ouessant, Poblenou, Barcelona original or Paris, je t’aime. Lapin has participated in the Urban Sketchers community since its founding and was nominated official air and space painter for the French army in 2019.
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Workshop Language: English (Lapin also speaks French, Spanish, and some German)
A 180º vision including architecture, people, action and soundtrack
Our way to represent space since “Renacimiento” (the Renaissance) is conditioned to a maximum 30º viewing angle, which is very limited compared to what we are experiencing while sitting in a place, turning the head, and looking up and down. That's how I started sketching a curvilinear perspective in a very intuitive way, exploring how to represent a scene as in a sphere or cylinder. Instead of looking only at the architecture, the sketcher's aim will be to represent a 180º view fitting the people, the street activity and listening to what is happening: capturing the moment.
Materials:- Waterproof fineliner (black, grey, ochre)
- Watercolor
- Colour pencils
- DinA5 sketchbook or bigger
- Folding stool recommended
