In this lesson, instructor Steve Huston will teach you a structural approach to drawing the landscape. You will learn how to apply the two crucial aspects, gesture and structure, in building your landscape art. Steve will talk about the importance of silhouette as well as the play of symmetry vs asymmetry in composition.

This lesson belongs to the course Introduction to Landscape Drawing. In this crash course, Steve Huston will overview the principles of landscape drawing. You will learn how to use the concepts of gesture and structure in landscape art. You will explore the basic strategies to achieve effective compositional designs. Steve will show you how to apply the laws of light to drawing landscape scenes. After this course, you will be able to make strong design choices in your artwork.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.