Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
The Human Head 2
A course by Bill Robles , Courtroom Illustrator
About the video: The Human Head 2
Overview
“Here, I will continue sketching Mark Twain's portrait. I will keep on looking at the reference to align shapes and angles, constantly evaluating the distances between the different features of the face.”
In this video lesson Bill Robles addresses the topic: The Human Head 2, 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
“ The Human Head Jumping around here, I want to duplicate the shape of these shadows. I see this shadow form again as a shape. A little cheekbone. We don't want to make a real strong statement with a line yet, so I'm kind of easing up on it. Another measurement, roughly. A mustache droops again, you want to duplicate that shape. Another measurement you could take is a vertical from the end of that mustache and comes to about the edge of this eye. I run a vertical down here. It's about in here. This edge of the mustache running vertically... comes to about the edge of this here. The mustache...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
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Category
Illustration -
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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