Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
Architectural Sketching 2
A course by Bill Robles , Courtroom Illustrator
About the video: Architectural Sketching 2
Overview
“I will now complete the sketch using the pen and also color pencils directly. This will add contrast and depth to the drawing.”
In this video lesson Bill Robles addresses the topic: Architectural Sketching 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
“Of course, when you're drawing, you can take your time. and refine any of these bricks a little more. when you have at your leisure. You can do that. Again, we're applying the principles of light, medium, and dark. We're focusing on the building itself, which is going to receive most of the detail. and color. The foliage will be secondary to this. But the main theme is the building itself. I'm just going to fade it away. Let's see what happens with some of the color here of the leaves. So you can actually draw with this color as well. Trying to approximate some of the character of the leave...”
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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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