Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

Overview

“A good portrait is always the result of making good decisions. The photographic reference that you will use of your model is probably the most important of those decisions before starting the drawing and requires careful planning. Aspects such as the angle and inclination of the head, its relation to the direction of the torso, the clothes, the background and most importantly, the light, can not be left to chance; Begin to familiarize yourself with the decision making that will take you to make the ideal reference photograph for your portrait. ”

In this video lesson Diego Catalan Amilivia addresses the topic: The photo, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil. Learn the basics and technique to create realistic anatomical drawings.

Partial transcription of the video

“The Photo Hello again. We're back. It's time to take our picture. We've talked about the elements our picture needs to show so that we make the best of the possibilities it offers. Time to apply that knowledge. If it's okay, first, I want to discuss the positioning of the camera. It's best to use a SLR camera. It's better to take a high-quality picture. It's best if it's a good JPG or a RAW. In any case, we need to get the most detail so we want to keep some distance between ourselves and the model. As mentioned when we talked about focal distance. We can use a lens between 50 and 85 mm. Th...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

• Level: Beginner
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• 150833 students
• 4 units
• 35 lessons (9h 30m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration