Sketching People with Watercolor
Observation Drawing and Basic Proportions
A course by Marcus Penna , Illustrator and Watercolor Artist
About the video: Observation Drawing and Basic Proportions
Overview
“With the photo already chosen, in this class, I will make a drawing from my reference photo and show some techniques to facilitate this process. ”
In this video lesson Marcus Penna addresses the topic: Observation Drawing and Basic Proportions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketching People with Watercolor. Learn illustration and watercolor techniques to paint quick sketches from start to finish.
Partial transcription of the video
“Observational Drawing and Basic Proportions We chose our reference, and now I'll quickly show you my drawing process. I like to create a sketched-out look, with looser lines. I don't really like adding detail in the drawing all the time, and I prefer to more or less eyeball the distance measurements. Of course, this is personal preference. Feel free to do whatever you like. My watercolor style is looser, so I like to reflect that in the drawing as well. To start the drawing, I marked the size of the head and repeated it along the whole body to get the basic proportions. The figure is six he...”
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Course summary for: Sketching People with Watercolor
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Category
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Areas
Figure Drawing, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
Marcus Penna
A course by Marcus Penna
Marcus Penna is a Brazilian illustrator, watercolor painter, and 3D artist. Since 2003, he's been working as a freelance artist in the publishing and advertising fields. In addition to his art, he collaborates in the creation of video games and VR experiences at ARVORE Immersive Experiences, where he's participated on projects such as A Linha—winner of Best VR Immersive Experience for Interactive Content at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival and a Primetime Emmy in 2020—Pixel Ripped 1995, and YUKI.
He has also worked on magazines like Vida Simples, Superinteressante, and Veja Saúde, on textbooks for publishers such Moderna and FTD, and on the UEFA official guide for the Women's Champions League, through the agency TwelfthMan. Since 2017, he's been creating content alongside illustrator and watercolor artist Daniel Araújo to post on the Instagram account Gente que Existe, devoted to illustrations of the human figure.
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