Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

Overview

“We will learn some basics of the academic drawing that will help us maintain control over the image and reduce the margin of error enormously. These principles may seem initially counterintuitive and yet, once they have been understood and assimilated through practice, they assume a whole new way of SEEING. The systematic application of these principles and tools is behind all great drawing. ”

In this video lesson Diego Catalan Amilivia addresses the topic: Concepts of academic drawing - I, 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. we have the photograph in hand. Now we aim to discuss the essential tools required for effectively translating what we observe into written form on paper. Our goal is to ensure that this transfer of information remains as precise and accurate as possible. So. we need to sort out some matters first. to try to explain why drawing is so difficult and what makes it complicated. reduce what we see to graphite marks on paper. In reality. the way we perceive reality is quite standard. There aren't major differences in how we see the same object. At most. there might be slight tone variations...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (5190)
• 152400 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