Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing with Pencil
Shapes and Features 1
A course by Matt Smith , Artist
About the video: Shapes and Features 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will explore the features of the face and the shapes to look for when drawing them. Each feature will be looked at individually, going from construction to shape. I will start with the eyes and continue with the nose. ”
In this video lesson Matt Smith addresses the topic: Shapes and Features 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing with Pencil. Learn to sketch a portrait from scratch by exploring a variety of drawing techniques and bring it to life using basic shapes, tones, shadows, and line work.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Shapes and Features In this lesson, we'll draw the features of the face. We'll start with the eye, going to the nose, the mouth, and then finally the ear. When I draw the eye, I try to look for, some people will call it an envelope, it's the basic shapes and angles around the eye that will include the eyebrow. The very basic construction of it. Again, this doesn't need to be 100% perfect. Looking for the basic shape, eye socket. Looking for the angles around. Once I have my shape established, I'll come in and draw a circle for the eye. Try to clean that circle a little bit. Coming back to...”
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Course summary for: Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing with Pencil
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing
Matt Smith
A course by Matt Smith
Matthew Smith is an award-winning artist, illustrator, and educator from upstate New York, but has been living in San Diego, California for 15 years. He comes from a family of six, and has a twin brother, who is an artist as well. Like many artists growing up, he has been creating art for as long as he can remember. From drawing dinosaurs very early on to his favorite cartoon and video game characters, he was always creating.
After completing an art degree in university, he began to teach drawing and painting for over a decade. He has created artwork for clients across multiple industries, from gaming, film to fashion. Some of his clients include TIME Magazine, BLT Communications, Remetee Clothing, among others. His work has also been published in multiple books and magazines, such as Spectrum, Infected By Art, and ARC Salon .
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