Realistic Portrait with Graphite Pencil

Overview

“The soft tissue and features are responsible for the visible forms in the head. We already know the skull, let's see now how are the muscles that surround it and the elementary shape of eyes, nose, mouth, etc. These conceptual ideas will help us to identify the elements that can give more plausibility to our drawing on our model.”

In this video lesson Diego Catalan Amilivia addresses the topic: Surface anatomy: facial features and muscles - 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

“SURFACE ANATOMY: FACIAL FEATURES AND MUSCLES OK, so now all we have to do is cover the rigid structure of the cranium with muscles and skin and get ready to give it shape. So, let's get to it. We're going to talk separately about the eyes, mouth, nose and ears. In the section on the ear we'll also talk about the surface muscles. Let's start with the eyes. The idea is to first build a three-quarter view of a cranium, seen from slightly above, to which we will gradually add layer upon layer of soft tissue and features. So we'll start with this simple shape, a cranium seen from above, so remem...”

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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