Realistic Portraits Using Charcoal
Mouth and chin
A course by Xavier Denia Valls , Artist and Teacher
About the video: Mouth and chin
Overview
“In this lesson we will discuss the mouth and chin together. I have seen fit to put these two features together because they are interconnected and, furthermore, the mouth is more than the lips; it is the entire external oral space. We will proceed to study diagrams of the lips separately, and then we will focus on diagrams that highlight the connections of the mouth and chin. ”
In this video lesson Xavier Denia Valls addresses the topic: Mouth and chin, 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
“Mouth and Chin In this lesson, we'll be focusing on the mouth and chin. As with the other different parts, I like to start with the centerline. When drawing the mouth, I like to add this area in the middle of the upper lip, and then, I'm going to draw the left corner before moving to the right corner. It's very important that you do it like this. I'm taking into account the overall tilt, which needs to match the one in the nose and the eye. And I also know that, since we're drawing a three-quarter figure and looking slightly to the left, this part here needs to be a little smaller to add th...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Portraits Using Charcoal
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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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