Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits
Influences
A course by Maximiliano Bagnasco , Artist and Face Expert
Joined July 2020
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the artists, from different disciplines, that have become my influences.”
In this video lesson Maximiliano Bagnasco addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits. Learn to create stunning portraits by recreating every detail from a photograph.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson I'll tell you about my influences. Since I was small, I used to see the magazines my parents bought with jokes and graphic humor. The most notable in my childhood was Quino. So I'd often copy his drawings and here, for example, I did a joke I saw in a magazine. What struck me about his drawings were the details he added. He used to say he was bad at drawing, but in his drawings I saw a solidness and detail that really struck me. Then, as I got older, I was quite struck by the artist Diego Velázquez. His works were rich in detail. I found that interesting. My favori...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration

Maximiliano Bagnasco
A course by Maximiliano Bagnasco
Maximiliano Bagnasco is an artist and self-proclaimed face expert, yet his specialty has never limited the breadth of his work, which includes drawing, painting, caricatures, portraits, illustrations, graphic humor, cartoons, and murals. He has created a host of illustrations for both national and international magazines, collaborated with brands like Amazon, Universal, Disney, and Warner, and drawn caricatures of celebrities like Steven Tyler, Ozzy Osbourne, Jorge Luis Borges, Mercedes Sosa, and Diego Armando Maradona.
He is also the creator of Espacio de Artes Maxi Bagnasco where he teaches workshops and organizes artistic events. Similarly, he actively participates in the creative community giving talks, teaching seminars, and collaborating in programs and festivals where he does live drawings and paintings.
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