Realistic Pencil Portraiture: Capture Stories and Emotions

Shading the Face and Neck 2

A course by Alan Coulson , Portrait Artist

99% positive reviews (137)

3,443 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Shading the Face and Neck 2

Overview

“I'll continue consolidating my portrait by shading the face and neck using a combination of loose sketching and more defined lines to bring it together and create the impression of form. ”

In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Shading the Face and Neck 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

“Shading the Face and Neck Hopefully you can see that I'm trying to make these curved marks as I'm shading this area. Although some of them will eventually disappear as I work in further, but I'm looking at my reference photo and the curve of Ciara's throat and that's what I'm trying to replicate as I'm filling in the shadow, rather than just blocking in a flat area. I'm trying to define the edge of the jawline and get that nice and sharp. I'm using a 3B pencil which is, for me, that mid-range pencil where I can get dark lines if I press a little harder and I can get lighter tones, if I'm ge...”

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

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (137)
3443 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.