Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
Mouth and Ears
A course by Sam Brisley , Portrait Artist
About the video: Mouth and Ears
Overview
“In this lesson, we will have a look at the structure of the mouth and ears.”
In this video lesson Sam Brisley addresses the topic: Mouth and Ears, 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
“Mouth and Ears In this lesson, we'll look at the structure of the mouth and ears. We'll start by looking at the structure of the mouth. I have cheat sheets that you can look up in your own time in the Additional Resources. Firstly, the thing to remember about the mouth is it sits on a curved plane. The jaw and the teeth of the skull forms a cylindrical shape, and the mouth wraps around that cylinder. It is curved. A sign of a beginner is that they tend to flatten this out, and the mouth looks like it's on a flat surface. When you're drawing try and think about things in 3D, and the mouth is...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
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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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