Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
About Me
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I will introduce myself and tell you about my background, my studio, where I sell my work, and why I love working with charcoal so much. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere. Learn how to create powerful and dramatic portraits with charcoal.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hello, my name is Sarah Stokes and I'm a professional wildlife artist. I live in a small village, Shatterford, and I paint from some studios in a place called Arley. It's a beautiful little village right down by the River Severn, surrounded by ducks and birds and countryside. I've been painting professionally for almost ten years now. My journey so far has been so much fun and has exceeded all my expectations. I came to art quite late in life. Initially, I started drawing as a form of relaxation, but I enjoyed it so much that I really wanted to turn it into a full-time career. ...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
-
Category
Illustration -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Sarah Stokes
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
- 99% positive reviews (1.1K)
- 24,359 students
- 22 lessons (4h 2m)
- 21 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
