Realistic Portrait with Coloured Pencils
Choice of the image
A course by Néstor Canavarro , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
About the video: Choice of the image
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you the characteristics that make the choice of an image to be portrayed, taking into account the definition and lighting of the photograph.”
In this video lesson Néstor Canavarro addresses the topic: Choice of the image, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Portrait with Coloured Pencils. Learn to illustrate by mastering volume, light, and shadows using a photograph.
Partial transcription of the video
“Choosing the Image and Drawing the Initial Sketch In this unit, we'll apply all the knowledge and techniques we saw in the previous unit and we'll create a unique portrait. In this case, I chose this picture of Robert De Niro because I like how the light defines the volumes on his face and how clear the features are. For your final project you'll be able to choose any picture you want. It can be a celebrity, someone scary, or someone you know or a relative. You should make sure the picture you choose is suitable so you can apply everything we saw, that it has enough definition to clearly se...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait with Coloured Pencils
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Néstor Canavarro
A course by Néstor Canavarro
Néstor Canavarro has spent more than three decades in the world of imagery, working first as a graphic designer and later as an illustrator. He went on to teach typography at the University of Buenos Aires from 1991 to 1999, then between 2002 and 2004 he was a teacher at the Escuela de Creativos Publicitarios. It is there that he currently works as a designer and illustrator, as well as running a drawing and illustration workshop in Buenos Aires.
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