Realistic Portraits Using Charcoal
Presentation
A course by Xavier Denia Valls , Artist and Teacher
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“To begin with, I will introduce myself and show you what my artistic work is, what my motivations are and what I do as a teacher at the Barcelona Academy of art. I have spent years training artists interested in realism.”
In this video lesson Xavier Denia Valls addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Portraits Using Charcoal. Discover the step-by-step process and the materials to draw portraits that leap out of the paper.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hi, my name's Xavier Denia. I'm a painter, sculptor, sketch artist, and professor at the Barcelona Academy of Art. I want us to get to know each other better, and I'll tell you a bit about me. I started my artistic career in Barcelona, studying fine arts. This was not for me. It wasn't what I was looking for. I've always liked to work with realistic drawing and painting, trying to understand what I do, and the method in this place was a bit different. Once I finished, I traveled to Italy, where I started studying classic and traditional art. When I finished, years ago, I decide...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Portraits Using Charcoal
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Xavier Denia Valls
A course by Xavier Denia Valls
Xavier Denia is an artist who has been studying and working with figurative art for more than fifteen years and has been teaching for over five years. He currently works for Barcelona Academy of Art in 2020, one of the largest drawing, painting, and sculpture schools in Europe.
He has participated in collective exhibitions in Italy, the UK, and Spain. In 2019, he was selected as a finalist in the Reina Sofía painting and sculpture competition, in Madrid. A large part of his work can be found in the galleries and rooms at the Barcelona Academy of Art.
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