The Human Figure in Watercolor
Transfer from Drawing to Paper
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Transfer from Drawing to Paper
Overview
“There are numerous ways to transfer your drawing to paper other than freehand. In this lesson I will teach you three of them so that drawing is not an impediment when working and we can focus only on work in watercolor.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Transfer from Drawing to Paper, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Human Figure in Watercolor. Play with the versatility of watercolor and explore different color palettes to paint the human body.
Partial transcription of the video
“Transferring from Drawing to Paper In this lesson I’ll show you different ways to transfer your drawing to paper. Not everything has to be freehand. In fact, systems that facilitate the task have always been used. The first one I will teach you is the classic grid, which I use a lot, especially for students. And it’s very simple, we’ll start with the image we have on the acetate and simply divide it into a grid, for example, 2 cm. With a marker, again, on the acetate... Don't be too exact. We mark a background line and divide it into sections two centimeters apart. Very good. Now you make a...”
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Course summary for: The Human Figure in Watercolor
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Ale Casanova
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. After studying Fine Art at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he moved to Tenerife where he completed his doctorate. He has received various national and European research grants as well as others for the plastic arts.
His work focuses on the human body and portraiture as a window into the creation of plastic art. He also composes oil paintings, although watercolor is his preferred medium as it allows him to work swiftly and effectively using transparency and the richness of the color spectrum to create figurative pieces. His work has been exhibited in different Spanish as well as other European cities and he has also given numerous workshops across Spain.
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