Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
Influences
A course by Bill Robles , Courtroom Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I will share with you the main artists that have influenced my work and that have inspired my style. ”
In this video lesson Bill Robles addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time. Learn to draw on-the-spot sketches with a famous courtroom illustrator, using pens, colored pencils, and markers to capture a subject and their environment.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson, we talked about myself and my career. In this lesson, I'm going to talk about my influences. Early in my career, I was influenced by a lot of illustrators. Started with Bob Peek. Bob Peek is primarily known for the modern movie poster, posters for Camelot. and my fair lady. I was drawn to Bob Peake prior to his movie poster work. by the quality of his beautiful line work. And the variety of textures within that line. Also, the bold color statements that he made. Boldness in variety of his line work. was a strong influence on my own work. My next influence was illustrator...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
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Category
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Areas
Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Sketching
Bill Robles
A course by Bill Robles
Bill Robles is a courtroom illustrator from Los Angeles who has worked on some of the world’s most high-profile cases. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Art Center College of Design, and went on to work on the 1970 Charles Manson case, which launched his career. He has since worked on cases involving O.J Simpson, Michael Jackson, Harvey Weinstein, and Britney Spears among others.
Outside the courtroom, Bill has received numerous awards and assignments, including an Emmy Award nomination and three gold medals from the Broadcast Designers Association. He has worked with clients including CBS News, CNN, NBC News, and Fox News. Bill was also commissioned by NASA to cover the first four space shuttle missions. He is still active in TV News and Illustration Commissions, and gives lectures about his courtroom artwork at libraries, colleges, and art groups.
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