Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions
Introduction and Materials
A course by Alan Coulson , Portrait Artist
About the video: Introduction and Materials
Overview
“First, you will look at the essential tools you will need to make your drawing and how best to use them. ”
In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Introduction and Materials, 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
“Introduction and Materials In this lesson, we'll take a look at the essential tools that we're going to need to complete this course. For the final project, we're going to be making a portrait with pencils. The most essential two tools are going to be some white cartridge paper and some pencils. I buy value pads of paper so that I've got lots of paper without a great expense that I can use to experiment with. There's no need to buy expensive heavyweight paper. A medium weight, white cartridge paper is fine for this project. Next, pencils. I have a range of pencils here from 4H through to 6B...”
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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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