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

“Well. hello again. we're back. It's time to take the photograph. We have already discussed the necessary aspects a photograph must have to fully exploit its drawing potential. Now we will see how to put it into practice. If you agree. let's start by discussing the camera position. It's best to use an SLR camera for taking photographs. Aim for high quality. preferably JPEG or RAW. it's necessary to achieve maximum detail. so we want to be at a medium distance from the model. as we discussed about focal length. so we can use a lens between 50 and 85mm to capture the best quality. to generate ...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

• Level: Beginner
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• 151681 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