Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing with Pencil
Advancing the Construction
A course by Matt Smith , Artist
About the video: Advancing the Construction
Overview
“Here I will be adding more information to the construction that I did in the previous lesson to create a more three-dimensional drawing.”
In this video lesson Matt Smith addresses the topic: Advancing the Construction, 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
“ Advancing the Construction Now, we'll advance the construction of the head. As I double-checked my drawing here, there are a few changes I want to make. The first change that stuck to me is the angle at the hat here. I’ll raise that up a bit. I'll get rid of that old line. I'll begin by getting the eye sockets in. I'll start with the right one. You can start with any, just whatever feels comfortable or natural to you. Getting a basic shape for that socket and overall placement for that eye. A lot of times people will ask me what the correct shape for that area is. There isn't one. It will...”
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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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