Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

Overview

“In this lesson, I will show you what are the proportional relationships of the face. Check and respect these distances on the model is an operation sometimes cumbersome but always necessary to locate the factions and get the resemblance to our model. Sometimes a difference of a couple of millimeters can ruin the resemblance and although obsessing with the measurements is also dangerous in this phase, we must always work from the precision. ”

In this video lesson Diego Catalan Amilivia addresses the topic: Face proportions, 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

“FACIAL PROPORTIONS We have an initial sketch of the face. Now we need to figure out how to arrange the features within it. We're going to talk about proportions and harmony. Let's get to it. We're going to talk about facial proportions, the distances within the face, and facial harmony. I'll show you two views: the frontal and lateral views. Always remember that the proportional ratio, the relation between the two axes, length and width, of the cranium, favors the longitudinal axis. The cranium and face are always longer than they is wide. whether you look at them from the front, back or ab...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 35 lessons (9h 30m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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