Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
Tips for Drawing Quickly
A course by Bill Robles , Courtroom Illustrator
About the video: Tips for Drawing Quickly
Overview
“It's time to discuss some tips that will help you draw quickly. Let's dive in! ”
In this video lesson Bill Robles addresses the topic: Tips for Drawing Quickly, 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
“ Tips for Drawing Quickly In the previous lesson, we talked about how difficult it is to draw in a courtroom situation. In this lesson, we will talk about and I'll give you tips on quick drawing. The key to drawing quickly and successfully is to be prepared. To be prepared to capture that moment in your sketchbook, you must have the sketchbook with you, your pen, pencil, whatever medium you choose to draw in, and look, for example, for an unusual pose, a great-looking head, a bearded person, whether you're on the subway, sitting in a park, on a bus, airplane, whatever. Anything that looks ...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Portrait Sketching: Draw in Real-Time
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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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