Graphite Portraits with Digital Design
Graphite Shading Techniques
A course by Patricia Escalante , Visual Artist and Designer
Joined October 2019
Joined October 2019
About the video: Graphite Shading Techniques
Overview
“I like to do my graphite drawings using textures or "spots." To achieve this, I usually turn to some modeling techniques that I will share with you. I will also show you the whole range of grays that one can model with graphite pencils. I will then sketch in graphite an eye, an eyebrow, and a nose and lips. ”
In this video lesson Patricia Escalante addresses the topic: Graphite Shading Techniques, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphite Portraits with Digital Design. Create a graphite portrait from a photograph and color it with digital mixed media.
Partial transcription of the video
“Let me now demonstrate the grayscale gradient using graphite for you to see. and also the various forms of modeling. For this. i will show you the gradient; I'll create examples of textures and modeling for you to observe. and I will finish with a smoke modeling. Here. we observe a gradient. a scale of gray values sorted by brightness levels between white and black. gradient showcases the transition from light to dark. It's about the full spectrum of grays you can produce. For instance. i have different gray scales based on the graphite pencil's tone. Here. we see the 12 graphite pencil ton...”
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Course summary for: Graphite Portraits with Digital Design
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Digital Illustration, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration
Patricia Escalante
A course by Patricia Escalante
Patricia Escalante studied painting at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. However, she spent 12 years of her career pursuing one of her other passions: graphic design. During that time, she worked with companies like Kerzen and Unique/Yanbal.
Now she is fully devoted to art and experiments with graphite drawing and other digital techniques. Much of her work focuses on portraits of artists and people she admires. Inspired by classic magazine graphics and black and white photography, Patricia explores the depth of portraits as an art form and depicts her figures in timeless spaces.
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