Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
Eyes and Nose
A course by Sam Brisley , Portrait Artist
About the video: Eyes and Nose
Overview
“Let's now have a look at the basic structure of the eyes and nose.”
In this video lesson Sam Brisley addresses the topic: Eyes and Nose, 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
“Eyes and Nose In this lesson, we'll look at the basic structure of the eyes and nose. We'll start with the structure of the eyes first. I've produced this cheat sheets, which basically describes the structure. This all available on Additional Resources for you to make use of that. The basic structure of the eye is dictated by the structure around it as well. You've got the eyeball, which is a ball shape, the clue's in the name really. It sits in the eye socket and the eye socket is formed by the brow bone. The nose and the eyeball sits recessed into those. If you think about simplifying the...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
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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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