Contemporary Portraits with Graphite
Forehead
A course by lantomo , Artist and Portrait Specialist
About the video: Forehead
Overview
“Now, I will show you how I do my shading in graphite, starting from the hardest pencil to the softest pencil, and how to use the pencil.”
In this video lesson lantomo addresses the topic: Forehead, 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
“Forehead In this lesson I am going to show you how I do my shading with different pencils. I will use different hardnesses, from the hardest to the softest, in a very smooth way. At this moment our drawing you have to start teaching the volumes. For this, we have to gradually raise the tone. In particular for large areas, such as the forehead or cheeks, we will use the hardest pencils because we do not have intense shadows. We will not have net lines and we will have to go very delicately from tone to tone. To do this in particular, I will use very hard pencils, such as 2H, 3H and 6H. It is...”
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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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