Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
Influences
A course by Sam Brisley , Portrait Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about the people who have influenced my art over the years. People often ask me about my distinctive style of drawing, and it is because I have a wide range of influences.”
In this video lesson Sam Brisley addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions. Draw striking pencil portraits by learning how to apply shadow mapping techniques to capture realistic facial structures.
Partial transcription of the video
“So in this lesson, I want to talk to you about the artists who have influenced me over the years. People often, ask me on social media about my distinctive style. And the reason I have such a distinctive style is because I've got a wide range of influences. So the person who's probably had the biggest influence on my art career so far. is Nick Logan. I was looking for a local Art class. in the area. I came across Nick about five or six years ago now. is an artist from Solihull, near where I live. in the West Midlands. Nick's been incredibly generous with his knowledge and with his time with...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Sam Brisley
A course by Sam Brisley
Sam Brisley relates his passion for portraiture and history to his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born. Incorporating historical elements into his portraits such as costumes and hair styles is his way of bringing his two passions together to create unique works of art. As a structural engineer from nine to five, and a portrait artist in his free time, Sam has been learning about portraiture, figure drawing, anatomy, and gesture drawing from a young age, always finding time to keep developing his abilities.
Sam has taught a number of drawing workshops, ranging from portraiture, figure drawing, and more. He also shares his work in progress drawings with his followers on Instagram to help others improve.
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