Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions

Nose and Lips 2

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 2

Overview

“Just as I did with the eyes, I will be looking at where the light falls on the nose and lips and where darker areas and shadow play their part in creating form. Also, I will be making some exciting marks to describe the lips. ”

In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Nose and Lips 2, 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 Looking closely at my reference, Ciara's top lip has these lovely curved lines and they curve out from the point where the lips meet. This really helps to create the shape and volume in the lips, so I'm going to pop those in, and again, I'm not counting, I'm not following exactly what I see in my reference. I just know that this is going to work. When I work out toward the right, I'm making sure these lines curve out toward the right. When I'm working up toward the left, I'm ensuring the lines curve out toward the left. I'm going to fill out this dark area below the line where...”

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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.