Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture
The Schematic Drawing 2
A course by Dan Thompson , Artist and Teacher
About the video: The Schematic Drawing 2
Overview
“Referring to Vanderpoel's planar construct, here, I will continue to distinguish the planes of my portrait by drawing out the main plane of Kathryn's face. Once the architectonic—or schematic—sketch is complete, I will demonstrate how to apply its useful observations to the portrait.”
In this video lesson Dan Thompson addresses the topic: The Schematic Drawing 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture. Learn how to use structural forms with multiple planes to create experimental pencil portraits from observation of the human figure.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Schematic Drawing Getting back to the drawing, I want to explain where I am so you'll know what's going on. By the way, as you look at the placement of the block, you can carry these lines through to help you evaluate your observational drawing. That is to say, ear to ear, eye socket to eye socket, side of nose to side of nose. These are all things you're beginning to cite more succinctly with the schematic drawing. What I did is I looked at her upper part of her cranium, and I gave myself a couple of arches dropping from that high point, which, although it makes things look long at t...”
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Course summary for: Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching
Dan Thompson
A course by Dan Thompson
Dan Thompson is an artist and educator from Virginia, U.S. with over 20 years of experience in his field. He first discovered a love of art through making band posters and later studied for an MFA at the Graduate School of Figurative Art. Passionate about human anatomy and perspective, as well as educating others, he went on to found two art schools of his own in New York.
Dan currently serves as dean of fine arts at Studio Incamminati, as well as the faculty chair of the one-year certificate of fine arts program at the New York Academy of Art. He has been awarded two grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and received the Ethel Lorraine Bernstein Memorial Award for Excellence in Painting on multiple occasions. In 2001, he also won Best of Show in the American Society of Portrait Artist’s International Portrait Competition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work can be found in both public and private collections throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.
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