Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors
Influences
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba , Illustrator, Writer, and Educator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I will share with you some of my references. I will tell you about books, authors and even a very special reference.”
In this video lesson Daniel Torrent Riba addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors. Learn to draw the human figure in an expressive and personal way by combining observation, feeling, and imagination in your creative process.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now, I’ll walk you through some people who’ve influenced me. When I studied art history, I realized that what interested me were those movements in which there was an interest where you could see a stylization of the human figure, whether it was in the Gothic, or in the Renaissance, and especially, when an Erasmus scholarship took me to Italy, I made direct contact with Italian mannerism. There are so many I could choose from, but I’ll talk about one of my favorites, not just because of their specific style, but because their body of work has been really influential to mine, espe...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors
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Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing
Daniel Torrent Riba
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba
Dani Torrent is an illustrator, painter, and also a writer. He lives in Barcelona and has more than ten years' experience illustrating picture books, many of them self-authored. He studied film directing and that knowledge is reflected in the structure, pace, and composition of his creations, which embody the essence of a short film.
He has created illustrations for media outlets and advertising, but he is most well known for his creative work in the field of children’s and young adult literature. He has worked for Spanish publishing companies such as Edelvives, Kalandraka, Alfaguara, Cal.lígraf and Comanegra, but his artistic work has had a much greater impact on his career and led him to be a renowned illustrator. He has also published his work in France, Italy, Belgium, Mexico, China, Korea, and the United States.
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