Contemporary Portraits with Graphite
Influences
A course by lantomo , Artist and Portrait Specialist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Getting inspired, training your eye and having continuous references is essential to developing good images and defining your style. That is why I continually look for new artists to be surprised at, but never to copy an idea. Creativity is personal! In this lesson, I will tell you about some current artists who use graphite (among others) as their main tool and with great wisdom. They will not leave you indifferent.”
In this video lesson lantomo addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Portraits with Graphite. Combine analog and digital techniques to create realistic pencil portraits filled with emotion.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Inspiring and training the eye is essential to take good images and define your own style. In this lesson I will tell you who and how I get inspired. It's almost impossible to choose between artists that have influenced and inspired me throughout a life almost entirely dedicated to art. I could start with the ones my mother made me love when I was very little like Rousseau or Paul Klee. Or I could tell you about some classics that I think are essential. Instead, I'd rather you study art history on your own, that is inspiring and fundamental to know, and I will make you a small ca...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Portraits with Graphite
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration
lantomo
A course by lantomo
Antonella Montes, who goes by the artistic name Lantomo, is an Italian artist living in Barcelona. She studied architecture in Italy with a specialization in stage and exhibit design, but since 2010, has worked exclusively as a professional portrait artist. She spent three years living in Beijing, China where she perfected her portraits, creating increasingly detailed and precise works with her signature mark.
She is currently represented by galleries such as Galería Bat Alberto Cornejo in Madrid, Galería 3 Punts in Barcelona, and Retrospect Galleries in Byron Bay, Australia. She is also active at international fairs and expos.
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