Contemporary Portraits with Graphite
Concept of the Portrait: What Do I Want to Tell?
A course by lantomo , Artist and Portrait Specialist
About the video: Concept of the Portrait: What Do I Want to Tell?
Overview
“In this lesson, you will see how I conceive my portraits and compositions based on a feeling or concept that I want to convey. You will see how to find your ideas through references, not only from artists and illustrators, but also, and above all, from photographers. Searching freely for inspiration among so many images is very suggestive and will help you clarify how you want to represent your idea. But you have to remember that inspiration never has to turn into copying, you will have to be the sole creator of your creative concept and your style. ”
In this video lesson lantomo addresses the topic: Concept of the Portrait: What Do I Want to Tell?, 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
“Concept of the portrait: What do I want to tell? In that lesson I will tell you how I get my portrait from an idea or a concept that you want to express. I will also suggest a way to find your ideas from references, without copying them. The first thing we have to ask ourselves when starting a job it is what we want to represent and communicate with him. This will depend a lot on the type of project in question. For example, in the case of a personal order, you probably already have some images and that it is only about reproducing a resemblance of a person. In the case of a commercial proj...”
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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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