Urban Drama in Light & Shadow
Explore the poetry of urban life through light, shadow, and mood. In this course, you’ll learn how to infuse your cityscapes with atmosphere and emotion — transforming ordinary streets into dramatic, living scenes. Master the balance between structure and spontaneity as you create luminous works filled with energy and depth.
Urban Drama in Light & Shadow
A live online program - by Amit Kapoor, teaches you to paint expressive urban scenes in watercolor with clarity and confidence. Learning alongside Amit, you’ll practice simplifying complex environments, strengthening composition, mastering perspective, and controlling light and tonal values to create dramatic, luminous works. Each lesson targets a specific technical challenge—from architectural form and warm textures to color harmony, reflections, aerial perspective, and street movement—helping you design and interpret any urban scene with intention and atmosphere.
Course Outline & Schedule
India -
Warm Light, Texture & Depth
Jan 2 Friday
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Render warm sandstone textures through layered washes
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Simplify ornate architecture and place moving figures to build spatial depth
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
India -
Street Movement and Warm Architecture -
Jan 9 Friday
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Understanding 3-point perspective, and the interplay of cool and warm color schemes
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Place moving figures and animals to create rhythm and strengthen spatial depth
Jan 16 Friday
Lesson 3
Portofino — Color Harmony & Reflections
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Paint vibrant façades using controlled color relationships
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Create convincing water reflections with simplified shapes and value shifts
Lesson 4
Mediterranean Harbor — Boats, Water and Reflections
Jan 23 Friday
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Practice clean shape design for clustered boats and masts
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Paint reflective water surfaces with controlled values and simplified mirror shapes
Lesson 5
Aerial Perspective of Phoenix Ancient Town, China
Jan 30 Friday
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Simplify from an aerial view: Reduce dense architecture, bridges, and waterways into clear shapes with accurate perspective
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Convey depth and atmosphere: Use misty mountains, receding river bends, and layered rooftops to suggest distance and a quiet, ancient mood
Lesson 6
Qingdao — Aerial View & Coastal Atmosphere
Feb 6 TBC
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Simplify large aerial shapes while organizing depth from foreground rooftops to distant shoreline
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Use soft atmospheric perspective to unify buildings, greenery, and coastal haze