Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors
Choice of referent
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba , Illustrator, Writer, and Educator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: Choice of referent
Overview
“In this lesson, I will explain to you what my criteria are when choosing a reference for the creation of the final project.”
In this video lesson Daniel Torrent Riba addresses the topic: Choice of referent, 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
“Choosing your Reference In this lesson, I’ll show you how you can choose your reference for the final project. The final project we’ll be doing in this course is a drawing where the human body takes center stage, and we're going to be using a photographic reference. Sometimes we think choosing a reference is not really that important, that you can do it quickly, choosing just about anything. Actually, in my process, in my personal experience, maybe I take the same time to choose my reference as I take to finish my project. Now, with social media, we're always being bombarded with images, bu...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors
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Category
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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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