Contemporary Oil Portraiture
Block in negative
A course by Torsten Wolber , Painter
About the video: Block in negative
Overview
“Now let me show you how to set the very first tone values when you block in for the first time.”
In this video lesson Torsten Wolber addresses the topic: Block in negative, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Oil Portraiture. Explore contemporary oil painting, unleash your creativity, and draw expressive portraits with an innovative technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we will begin by blocking in our subject using negative space. which will allow us to introduce our initial values onto the canvas. As we progress. we will incrementally add more values. gradually covering the entire canvas from dark to light. achieving a full tonal range. I've already included the cross in our template. You can download this file and print it out in the same This will ensure consistency in your work. I can put this away now. Because we will continue now. Painting. So. now we have our colors again. But we don't need them at all now. since we are blocking neg...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Oil Portraiture
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Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration
Torsten Wolber
A course by Torsten Wolber
The fascination for expressive, defined, and atmospheric pictures has been with painter Torsten Wolber since he was a child. When he worked in the world of illustration, he created covers and images for video game companies, advertising agencies, and newspapers, particularly online ones. For a long time, he set aside his desire to make a living from painting, but because of an unprecedented event, he decided to devote himself to plein air painting, his true artistic passion. It was only a few years later that he felt ready to work exclusively in this sector.
From the time he was studying graphic design, he was inspired by classic painters such as John Singer, Sargent, Sorolla, Anders Zorn, and Richard Schmid. He currently draws inspiration from the painting process itself and likes to let himself be carried away by oil painting. His style is characterized by being free, defined, and emotional, but also by its sense of reflection and the calm it transmits. His work includes mainly landscapes, social themes, and portraits that can be found in galleries and private collections in countries such as Germany, the United States, Japan, Australia, and England.
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