Realistic Portraits with Pen
Drawing of the added elements 1
A course by Joaquín Rodríguez , Graphic artist
Joined February 2015
About the video: Drawing of the added elements 1
Overview
“In this lesson I will go on to explain the shading of the elements that we have added, paying special attention to volumetric and lighting issues.”
In this video lesson Joaquín Rodríguez addresses the topic: Drawing of the added elements 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Portraits with Pen. Learn how to draw creative portraits by combining hyperrealistic and abstract elements.
Partial transcription of the video
“Drawing of the added elements In this lesson we will see the beginning of the drawing of all the elements added to our figure and I'm going to tell you a bit about the most important issues in each one of them, how are the light and a little the feeling of each of the steps. It must be considered that, being invented elements, we will have to work based on intuitions giving us the reference photo. So we start with the top. Here we have to consider how to achieve the sensation of volume and imply that this shape is circling the head. We will base ourselves on the fact that the part on the le...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Portraits with Pen
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration

Joaquín Rodríguez
A course by Joaquín Rodríguez
Graphic artist Joaquín Rodríguez has a degree in architecture, but found his true calling in drawing. Using a pen as his main creative tool, his work mostly combines abstract geometric figures with cyberpunk culture.
He has collaborated with the La Fiambrera gallery in Madrid and with Spanish magazines like Jaleo and Yorokobu. He has also participated in solo and group exhibitions in several galleries throughout Europe.
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