Introduction to Portrait Drawing
General Proportions of the Human Head
A course by Alonso Palomino , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
About the video: General Proportions of the Human Head
Overview
“Now I will teach you how to build and fit a human head.”
In this video lesson Alonso Palomino addresses the topic: General Proportions of the Human Head, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Portrait Drawing. Learn the basic principles of portraiture and draw every detail of a face from a photograph.
Partial transcription of the video
“General proportions of the human head In this lesson we will learn the general proportions of the human head. Before I start I want to show you how to sharpen correctly your drawing pencils. For this I will use two tools. A thick-bodied blade for greater stability and control when cutting, and I will also use sandpaper to sharpen the point. It should be a fine grit sandpaper. First we cut the pencil with the blade. It is important to remove only the wood. The correct way to grip the pencil is with the index finger on top and with this thumb you will push the blade. This hand should stop the...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Portrait Drawing
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration
Alonso Palomino
A course by Alonso Palomino
Alonso Palomino is a graphic designer by trade, but an artist at heart. His first contact with art was the small woman who watched him from the frame on his great grandfather's bedside table; he felt so entranced by her gaze that the image stuck with him. Years later, he found out that it had been Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa who had been watching him.
Alonso's passion for portraying life through faces is reflected in his art, which focuses on portraits and the human figure. He currently works as an illustrator, designer, and independent artist.
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