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Lesson 1
Analyzing Architecture
In this lesson you’ll explore different types of architecture from around the world, and you will make your first simple building sketches.
- 2h 16m
- 35 Free Videos
- Pencil, Ink and Paper
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Ink Sketching: Architecture
Aaron Limonick
Learn architectural ink sketching with Aaron Limonick as you break down complex structures into expressive linework, clear values, and confident forms. Create detailed interiors and exteriors while sharpening perspective and design skills.
Intermediate11h 10m107 Videos
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A whole city in your sketchbook.
Explore the world of buildings, structures, and hard-surface design through traditional ink techniques with concept artist Aaron Limonick. You’ll learn how to break down architectural styles from across the globe into clear shapes, expressive linework, and organized values, making complex forms easier to draw with confidence. Aaron guides you through full exterior sketches and detailed interior scenes, teaching you how to render materials, articulate edges, and balance precision with personality. By the end, you’ll have several sketches of architecture and a sharper eye for proportion, perspective, and structural clarity. This course also comes with a materials guide covering the pens, paper, and tools Aaron recommends.
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Lesson 2
Architecture Fundamentals
This lesson will cover several useful architectural concepts, including windows and doors, avoiding tangents, types of perspective, and inventing your own buildings.
- 2h 26m
- 20 Videos
Lesson 3
Hero Buildings
Now you’ll learn how to identify a hero building, and help it stand out among other buildings of its type by strategically managing details in your sketch.
- 1h 17m
- 6 Videos
Lesson 4
Western European Architecture
In this lesson you’ll focus merging various Western European visual concepts in a simple graphic sketch.
- 38 minutes
- 7 Videos
Lesson 5
Eastern European Architecture
Now you’ll focus on Eastern European architecture, and Aaron will show you how to infuse more lighting and environmental details into your imagery.
- 45 minutes
- 7 Videos
Lesson 6
Polynesian Architecture
This lesson will focus on Polynesian architecture, exploring a totally different style for buildings, and integrating foliage as an integral part of the scene.
- 40 minutes
- 6 Videos
Lesson 7
Dense Tokyo Street
This lesson, which was selected by Learn Squared students as the final cultural style of the course, focuses on the chaotic beauty of streets and alleys in Tokyo.
- 49 minutes
- 5 Videos
Lesson 8
Intimate Interiors
This lesson focuses on interiors at a human scale. You’ll learn to capture the essence of a room, and let the scene tell a story about the people who live there.
- 42 minutes
- 6 Videos
Lesson 9
Epic Interiors
In this lesson you’ll learn to sketch huge, cavernous interiors. You’ll combine all the lessons you’ve learned throughout the course to bring this scene together.
- 1h 34m
- 15 Videos
Meet your instructor
Aaron Limonick
Aaron Limonick is a concept artist and illustrator with more than two decades of experience in the film and game industries. He has created designs for studios including Naughty Dog, HBO, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Blur, and he now serves as a World Art Director at Activision Blizzard. Alongside his production work, Aaron is known for his expressive traditional sketching practice, using pens, markers, and brush tools to explore ideas with clarity, confidence, and bold graphic style.
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Course Lesson Plan
Here's a full list of all the videos in this course.
- 11 hours 10 minutesTotal Bundle Duration
- 107 VideosVideo Lectures in Bundle
Tools Used ?The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.
The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.
- Pencil, Ink and Paper
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Lesson 1
Analyzing Architecture
In this lesson you’ll explore different types of architecture from around the world, and you will make your first simple building sketches.
- 2h 16mTotal Lesson Duration
- 35 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Artistic Reference and Inspiration
Ink Sketching Tools
Getting Inspired by Architecture
Design
Small Building Sketch
Lesson 2
Architecture Fundamentals
This lesson will cover several useful architectural concepts, including windows and doors, avoiding tangents, types of perspective, and inventing your own buildings.
- 2h 26mTotal Lesson Duration
- 20 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Small Element Studies
Preventing Tangents
Architectural Perspective
Advanced Perspective
Invented Architecture
Lesson 3
Hero Buildings
Now you’ll learn how to identify a hero building, and help it stand out among other buildings of its type by strategically managing details in your sketch.
- 1h 17mTotal Lesson Duration
- 6 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Indicating Details
Sketching a Hero Building
Lesson 4
Western European Architecture
In this lesson you’ll focus merging various Western European visual concepts in a simple graphic sketch.
- 38 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 7 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Lesson 5
Eastern European Architecture
Now you’ll focus on Eastern European architecture, and Aaron will show you how to infuse more lighting and environmental details into your imagery.
- 45 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 7 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Preparing the Sketch
Eastern European Sketch
Conclusion
Lesson 6
Polynesian Architecture
This lesson will focus on Polynesian architecture, exploring a totally different style for buildings, and integrating foliage as an integral part of the scene.
- 40 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 6 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Preparing the Sketch
Polynesian Sketch
Conclusion
Lesson 7
Dense Tokyo Street
This lesson, which was selected by Learn Squared students as the final cultural style of the course, focuses on the chaotic beauty of streets and alleys in Tokyo.
- 49 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 5 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Preparing the Sketch
Dense Tokyo Street Sketch
Conclusion
Lesson 8
Intimate Interiors
This lesson focuses on interiors at a human scale. You’ll learn to capture the essence of a room, and let the scene tell a story about the people who live there.
- 42 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 6 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Intimate Interior Sketch
Conclusion
Lesson 9
Epic Interiors
In this lesson you’ll learn to sketch huge, cavernous interiors. You’ll combine all the lessons you’ve learned throughout the course to bring this scene together.
- 1h 34mTotal Lesson Duration
- 15 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Introduction
Preparing the Sketch
Epic Interior Sketch
Final Result
Digitizing Your Sketches
Presenting Your Work
Conclusion
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