Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

Overview

“We will need to present the drawing in a meticulous and progressive way. The first thing is to decide how big this will be inside the paper, how we will compose the image, and how the negative spaces will be around the figure of the person portrayed. It is not advisable to rush, but there is no time to lose either so let's do it.”

In this video lesson Diego Catalan Amilivia addresses the topic: The size, scale and composition, 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

“SIZE, SCALE AND COMPOSITION OK, we're ready to start our drawing. We've discussed the basic techniques of academic drawing. We want to sketch the first few lines, put the head and torso in place, and, above all, decide on a basic approach. Remember that this drawing will take a long time to finish. We need to work at a steady pace, following each step in the process. We don't want to rush. We need to go through each and ever stage. So... First, we sharpened our pencils just as I explained we should. Keep in mind we're going to hold the pencil from a distance. We're going to draw the first f...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (5169)
• 150858 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