Contemporary Portraits with Graphite
Conservation of the Portrait and Digital Archive
A course by lantomo , Artist and Portrait Specialist
About the video: Conservation of the Portrait and Digital Archive
Overview
“Here I will show you what materials I use to fix my drawings, with fixing spray, and how to use it. I will also suggest how to preserve it so it does not get damaged, and how I save my work digitally using high-quality studio photos.”
In this video lesson lantomo addresses the topic: Conservation of the Portrait and Digital Archive, 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
“Conservation of the portrait and digital archive In this lesson you will learn to fix your drawing and to keep it so that it is not damaged. Also, I will explain to you how I save it as a digital file. To preserve that type of drawing, you will need a spray fixative. I will leave you in Additional Resources several brands that work well. In this case we will use one from Talens. They are all cake specific. There are some people who use hairspray to fix a drawing. I do not advise it because in the end it could turn yellow, better something that is specific to this use. Think that it is very ...”
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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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