“Sketching is a continuing source of learning rather than a string of performances.” - Paul Laseau
Baekson™ Methodology
Our approach is centred around building clarity, speed and confidence.
We have defined four key areas of focus, each one reinforcing another.
FREE FLOW RUDIMENTS
We place emphasis on allowing your body, shoulders, arms and hands to relax to aid in obtaining a more purposeful posture. This regimen helps promote a more fluid movement across into your fingers as it allows for smoother and effortless sketching.
VISUAL LAYERING
A central idea behind this is not to only create compelling sketches which look effortless but to also create an ambience and mood achieved with a layering technique. We do this by focusing on the way in which your subject is brought to life by gradually building layers of tonality resulting in an illusion of translucency.
DYNAMIC LINES
Training your mind to think in multiple dimensions gives you access to various ways of visualising what you intend to draw even before you put down the first line. We reinforce using whichever drawing tool you choose in being used as a creative guide, always searching and exploring while you visualise.
CAPTURING DEPTH
In addition to visual layering, we place emphasis on the use of light and dark to create drama and contrast. Taking reference from the painting masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, we apply a similar approach to build dramatic interest that is mesmerising to the viewer by bringing attention to a select area and leaving the rest to the imagination.
