Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors
Materials
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba , Illustrator, Writer, and Educator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the materials that we will use in the course. I will explain the ones I have chosen and what I am going to use them for.”
In this video lesson Daniel Torrent Riba addresses the topic: Materials, 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
“Materials In this lesson, I’ll show you the materials we’re using. First, we'll need some pencils. I got these Caran d'Ache Grafwood pencils, but any kind of pencil will do. In the end, the project we're doing won't be worked on exclusively with a graphite pencil. We're applying other color-pencil layers, so it’s not a must-have tool. Graphite pencils range from H lead, the hard kind, to the B lead, the softer kind. You can use what you want. I chose my B pencils because they improve my linework. We're using an eraser, pencil sharpener, and paper. That’s for the first phase. The paper we’re...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors
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Category
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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