Contemporary Portraits with Graphite
Eyes 1
A course by lantomo , Artist and Portrait Specialist
About the video: Eyes 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll show you how I draw the most important element in the whole portrait: the eyes. Although it does not have special tricks, this is where much of the attention goes when sowing a drawing, so I suggest you spend a lot of effort and work hard on the details.”
In this video lesson lantomo addresses the topic: Eyes 1, 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
“The eyes I will teach you how I draw the most important element of the whole portrait: the eyes. Working on the eye, you must have a kind of mental magnifying glass to express all the emotions and the intensity of the gaze. It is very important, not only for its expressiveness, but because the first look of the person towards your drawing it goes right into the eyes. To do this part, we will resort to a small trap, enlarging our on-screen reference and using a layer that we have prepared in the digital sketch of settings to lighten the tones of the eyes and see all their details well. To se...”
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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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