Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
The Essence of an Atmospheric Portrait and Where to Get Our Inspiration
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: The Essence of an Atmospheric Portrait and Where to Get Our Inspiration
Overview
“In this lesson, we’ll look at what makes a good reference photo and where to obtain them. What makes a photograph good for creating an atmospheric portrait? What kind of photo works? ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: The Essence of an Atmospheric Portrait and Where to Get Our Inspiration, 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
“The essence of an atmospheric portrait and where to get our inspiration In this lesson we'll look at what photograph makes for a good atmospheric portrait and where to get them from. What makes a photograph good for creating an atmospheric portrait? We need to be looking for some type of mood in the portrait. It could be a photograph of somebody looking sad, or somebody looking really powerful. It needs to be thought provoking, so we're not looking for the average smiley photograph. We don't need a lot of detail in the photograph. In fact, detail can be a bit of a distraction. Overwhelmingl...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
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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.
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