Fundamentals of Portrait Drawing with Pencil
Refining the Shapes
A course by Matt Smith , Artist
About the video: Refining the Shapes
Overview
“In this lesson, I will adjust the shapes for better accuracy and design. This will improve the overall look of the artwork.”
In this video lesson Matt Smith addresses the topic: Refining the Shapes, 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
“ Refining the Shapes In this lesson, we'll adjust the shapes to get a better design and overall look. The first shape I’ll adjust is up here. Right now, I have a line going through it, which is not what I want. That shape is a bit thicker and should've been addressed earlier but since it's a shape adjusting lesson, this will be the perfect area to start. Right now, I'll take the pencil and do my swirling motion to build up that shape and get it a bit thicker. Just trying to be very close. This takes a lot of control and this is where the dexterity building exercises will come into play. Th...”
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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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