Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions
Influences
A course by Alan Coulson , Portrait Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I want to share a few artists who inspire me and some of my interests that filter through my work. ”
In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions. Illustrate lifelike portraits using a reference photo as your guide and make them your own with personalized details.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, we'll take a look at some of my influences, some of my interests, some of the things that inspire me outside of my work and some of the things that filter into my work. I'm really interested in fashion, menswear particularly, but people in general and how they present themselves, the choices they make, the way they style their clothes. I'm interested in tattoos, eyewear, the way people style their hair. All those little things that all of us do and consider when we leave the house and present ourselves to the world. This is certainly something that informs my work...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Alan Coulson
A course by Alan Coulson
Alan Coulson is an award-winning portrait artist from England with over fifteen years of experience using oil paints. He began a Fine Arts degree, however, after struggling to articulate his creative ideas, he dropped out and began working in fashion retail.
It was the birth of his first son in 2005 that prompted him to reconnect with his artistic ideas and explore oil painting. Shortly after deciding to pursue his dream of becoming a portrait artist, Alan Coulson was awarded a BP Portrait Award from The National Portrait Gallery in London. The exposure and awards he has received have given rise to a successful career in portraiture with clients including The New York Times, The Sunday Times Magazine, Bloomberg Markets Magazine, Carlton Books, The Chronicle Review, Club Wembley, and more.
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