Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method
Drawing Materials of the Renaissance
A course by Michele Bajona , Contemporary Figurative Artist
About the video: Drawing Materials of the Renaissance
Overview
“In this lesson, I will describe to you the materials that we’ll use during this course through an overall presentation on the drawing materials that were used during the Renaissance period.”
In this video lesson Michele Bajona addresses the topic: Drawing Materials of the Renaissance, which is part of the Domestika online course: Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method. Learn to cultivate active curiosity while exploring Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing techniques to create a classical portrait drawing with materials used in the Renaissance era.
Partial transcription of the video
“Drawing Materials of the Renaissance In this lesson, I will show you some of the materials of the Renaissance we will use for our final project. Here, we have an idea of what is still available commercially that could have been used during the Renaissance period. Let's start with paper. Paper is our basic support. Everything we draw is on paper. When you choose a paper, there are two main characteristics. First, the weight, it has to be at least 148 lb or 300 gms. This weight will allow you to have very stable support all the time. You could be able to erase some of your drawings without co...”
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Course summary for: Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching

Michele Bajona
A course by Michele Bajona
Michele Bajona is an architect-turned-painter whose artwork has been exhibited throughout America and Europe. He attended the Art Student League in New York City and is a member of Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in Barcelona. He currently resides in Mexico City, where he continues to paint and teaches art. He has given masterclasses at Museums and cultural institutions.
In addition to solo and collective exhibitions across the globe, he won the first prize for best video documentary at the 54th Venice Art Biennial, Padiglione Italia.
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