Portrait Sketchbooking: Explore the Human Face
About Me
A course by Gabriela Niko , Illustrator and Sketchbook Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson I’m going to talk a bit about myself and my background.”
In this video lesson Gabriela Niko addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Sketchbooking: Explore the Human Face. Discover the fundamentals of portraiture by learning to draw facial features and tracking your progress in a sketchbook.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hi, I'm Gabriela Niko and I am a sketchbook artist. Welcome to my course. I specialize in traditional and digital portraits. After almost 10 years of working as an apparel designer, I decided to change my career path and do what I love the most: create art. Besides publishing my art on social media, I create illustrations, drawing guides and commissions. I have loved drawing since my childhood and I mostly created cute animals and Disney characters. My first drawing was a portrait. I was three years old and I drew my mom. During my teenage years, I didn't draw so much. I drew only ...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Sketchbooking: Explore the Human Face
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching
Gabriela Niko
A course by Gabriela Niko
Gabriela Niko is a freelance artist based in Poland. Having grown up in a family of artists, her passion for drawing came at a very early age. She went on to study design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poland, and started her professional career in sports apparel design. After almost a decade of working in the clothing design industry, she decided to leave her position as a designer and pursue drawing full time in 2020.
Gabriela uses her social media platforms to share her work and has quickly gained recognition by amassing over 350K followers on Instagram. She is currently a brand ambassador for Paper Concept, a Polish art store, and has completed a number of commissioned works, including book illustrations, tattoos, and logo designs.
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