Introduction to Portrait Drawing
Splitting Into Blocks
A course by Alonso Palomino , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
About the video: Splitting Into Blocks
Overview
“I will explain a principle that will help you to identify the planes and tones of the head to be portrayed, and thus obtain the correct volume. All of this adds a lot to the bottom line.”
In this video lesson Alonso Palomino addresses the topic: Splitting Into Blocks, 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
“Blocking in In this lesson we will learn the principle of blocking in, which will help us to identify the planes and tone of the human head in order to obtain a correct volume. It's called a block in because it consists of dividing the head into blocks. Let's see how this principle works. First we start with the basic shapes. We will make a sphere and repeat the process of the general proportions of the human face. Then I will slightly close the outline of this head. And from this point on I will show you how the lock principle works. The first thing I'll do is divide this whole head into g...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Portrait Drawing
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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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