Introduction to Realistic Oil Portraiture
How to choose a model
A course by Laura Cuadros , Portrait and Landscape Artist
About the video: How to choose a model
Overview
“Is this the first portrait you do? Don't worry, I'm going to show you what are some points that you should consider before choosing your model. ”
In this video lesson Laura Cuadros addresses the topic: How to choose a model, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Realistic Oil Portraiture. Learn to paint faces from scratch and bring detailed characters to life .
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Choose a Model In this lesson, I'll show you some important points to consider when choosing your model. For your first portrait, I recommend choosing a picture without much contrast and with frontal lighting, like these examples here, because it won't have strange shadows, like this one, with lateral lighting. It generates a lot of contrast and will be confusing and more difficult to work with light and dark shades. So we'll put this one aside. We'll focus on these types of pictures. Soft, direct, and frontal light will make the transition between each tone more subtle and it will m...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Realistic Oil Portraiture
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Laura Cuadros
A course by Laura Cuadros
Laura Cuadros has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. Thanks to studying fashion design, she has developed a keen eye for details and textures and has become an expert in recreating those realistic details in her oil portraits and landscapes. As a self-taught artist, she continuously develops and improves her technique by watching other artists while she paints.
She works on commission for private clients as well as for brands like Bobbi Brown, Banana Republic, Absolut Vodka, and Levi's. She aims to capture the beauty of nature in her work and display in places where these images are unfamiliar as a way of promoting care and respect for nature itself.
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