Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
Render Hair and Abstract Elements 1
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: Render Hair and Abstract Elements 1
Overview
“During this lesson, you will get to render the hair and apply any final abstract elements. You will also get to make any final checks and finishing touches on symmetry, drawing, finer details, and tonal values. This is in many ways the most important part of the drawing and can often take longer than the other sections. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: Render Hair and Abstract Elements 1, 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
“Render hair and abstract elements In this lesson we'll do all of the finishing touches. We'll gonna make sure all our tonal values are right, the symmetry is right and add abstract elements and hair for instance, as well. Although these might seem fairly minor things to do, in many ways they are the most important, because this will be what makes the portrait finally work. I'm gonna start first of all doing a little bit more work on the hair and background 'cause I don't wanna leave it to the very end. I want them almost to merge into one with the face so they're not all different elements....”
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Course summary for: Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere
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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.
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