Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions

Nose and Lips 1

A course by Alan Coulson , Portrait Artist

99% positive reviews (135)

3,405 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Nose and Lips 1

Overview

“Continuing to work systematically, I will define the nose and lips, looking closely at the particular details that characterise these features.”

In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Nose and Lips 1, 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

“Nose and Lips In this lesson, we'll carry on in this methodical way, working feature by feature. In this instance, we'll carry on with the nose and the lips. I've decided to include the nose and the lips in one lesson as they work together as a whole. I love the way the shadow under the nose works and leads into the lips, so it's going to be a nice lesson to draw these two together. I've completed the eyes and glasses using the same techniques I showed you when we drew the first eye. I've focused on these directional lines to try to create these contours, particularly around the edge of the...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (135)
3405 students
5 units
18 lessons (4h 0m)
3 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration

Alan Coulson

A course by Alan Coulson

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Portrait Artist

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.