Expressive Figure Drawing: Explore Lines, Shapes and Colors
The funds 1
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba , Illustrator, Writer, and Educator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: The funds 1
Overview
“Finally, we will use tempera and pencils to create backgrounds that enhance the figure we have created.”
In this video lesson Daniel Torrent Riba addresses the topic: The funds 1, 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
“The Backgrounds In this lesson I'll explain how to make the backgrounds. We have this body that we have done in pencil, with many different colors. In a certain way there is a bit of a chromatic chaos. What the backgrounds do is anchor this character and give it prominence. First we are going to use the temperas, we are going to use temperas or gouaches to give a first layer to then finish them off with the pencils we've been using. Why do we use temperas? Tempera is a water paint very similar to watercolor, but unlike watercolor, it is opaque. It means that it has a component, called load,...”
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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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