Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
Adding Details and Environment
A course by Bill Robles , Courtroom Illustrator
About the video: Adding Details and Environment
Overview
“Next, I will show you how to add shading, highlights, and background elements to the piece. I will also discuss how to draw hair details, accessories, and garment folds. ”
In this video lesson Bill Robles addresses the topic: Adding Details and Environment, 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
“ Adding Details and Environment In the last lesson, we captured the likeness of the model. In this lesson, we'll deal with pattern, detail, additional detail, and background. Firstly, I'm looking at the model, and I see he's wearing a very detailed pattern shirt. It still has to be secondary, so I'll experiment. I'll try to use a dark pattern first, and if that's too intense, I'll go with a lighter background. I'll use my test sheet here, pick the black pen, and see how this pattern will work out, whether it will be too intense or just right. As I'm going down, I won't fill the whole thing...”
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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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