Mixed Media Portraiture: Capturing Expressions and Emotions
Choosing a Proper Reference Picture
A course by Daniel Segrove , Artist, Illustrator, and Teacher
About the video: Choosing a Proper Reference Picture
Overview
“In this lesson, I’m going to tell you how to properly choose a reference photo for your portrait. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Segrove addresses the topic: Choosing a Proper Reference Picture , which is part of the Domestika online course: Mixed Media Portraiture: Capturing Expressions and Emotions. Create expressive contemporary portraits that combine realism and abstraction using a variety of materials and artistic techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Choosing Proper Reference Picture Now that you know the steps to find your own style, in this lesson, I'll talk about what makes a good reference photo. Things to think about that are very obvious is just the quality of the image. Are you choosing a very pixelated image that you can't zoom in to see the details? That's very basic when it comes to digital photography. Another one is thinking about what is your goal, and for our lesson here for the final project, the goal is to make a nicely rendered three-dimensional portrait, and that means having a good, balanced lighting. If the lighting ...”
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Course summary for: Mixed Media Portraiture: Capturing Expressions and Emotions
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing
Daniel Segrove
A course by Daniel Segrove
Daniel Segrove is a mixed media artist based in San Francisco. He graduated from Academy of Art University with a BFA in Fine Arts. Following his collaboration with ShowStudio creating fashion illustrations early in his career, Daniel quickly gained wide recognition for his work, and has amassed over 107K followers on Instagram.
His work has been displayed in exhibitions throughout the United States and Canada, most notably at the Robert Kananaj Gallery in Toronto, and the Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco. Daniel’s work has also been featured throughout Europe, like at the Galerie de Francony in Paris and in London Fashion Week (2015). Daniel also teaches workshops on portraiture and figure painting.
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