Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture

Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture

“Congratulations! You have reached the end of this Domestika course. Thank you so much for taking part! I hope you've enjoyed delving into art history and enhancing your drawing skills. Before saying goodbye, let's review the necessary steps to complete your project: Research the Key Concepts To begin, I recommend brushing up on the key concepts of this course. The conceptual nature of the artistic process cannot be overstated. You need to apply all that you've learned about the structure of the human body—its organic nature to taper or flare, resulting in a trapezoid-like construction—to create your own lines. This exercise is more about building the drawing rather than copying what you see. The Optical Drawing Keep your initial lines simple and clear. Relate fundamental information in order to engage with “the art of the start”. At this stage, the outlines should be informative. Get a feel for the space and the individual without achieving an absolute likeness. Embrace the abstraction of what you're dealing with. As you develop the sketch, formulate the design and the proportion. This is a crucial step before progressing to the more complicated stages of tonality. The Shapes Push your optical drawing to the shape stage. Ensure that your lines are well-vectored as you navigate through your piece. Without continuity, the drawing will become chaotic. So, keep your attention on the piece as a whole.

The Tonal Values Apply light and shade to bring depth to your portrait. Gradually expand the tonal range of the piece to create texture. The Schematic Drawing Now that you have the basis of your optical drawing, it's time to develop the schematic drawing using the rules of the planar portrait. Then, use this as a reference point to enhance your observational portrait, especially the value and the accents. Be delicate in your refinements: infuse your drawing with a sense of poetry and mystery to add intrigue to your model. I can't wait to see what amazing portraits you create! You can share your project with all of us by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I will try my best to engage with the forum as much as possible. If you have any questions, be sure to ask them! I will reply as soon as I can, but in the meantime, I encourage you to interact with each other. Communication fuels creativity. So, don't be afraid to reach out and collaborate with others. But most of all, have fun! See you in the forum! ”

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“Let me conclude by thanking you for taking this course and for our work together to promote stronger drawing skills in your own work. Speaking of stronger drawing skills, I have a few additional recommendations for you as you move forward with your work. As you look ahead, you should meditate on how important it is to refine your relationship of tones to each other. the more highly developed disability is, the more your experimental planar portraits will translate into future drawings. practice your shading on a piece of sculpture like a cast. Perhaps ahead. We call this skill modeling the ...”

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Course summary for: Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture

• Level: Beginner
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  Illustration

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  Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching