Sketchbook Illustration with Pen: Embracing Mistakes
Drawing Portraits from Stains
A course by Marco Mazzoni , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Drawing Portraits from Stains
Overview
“Finally, I will show you how stains can be turned into portraits—anything can be possible with an open mind!”
In this video lesson Marco Mazzoni addresses the topic: Drawing Portraits from Stains, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbook Illustration with Pen: Embracing Mistakes. Turn your sketchbook into a playground for personal illustrations, using a ballpoint pen as a paintbrush and transforming mistakes into unique works of art.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Drawing Portraits from Stains In this lesson, I will show you how to create portraits from stains. Human portraits are difficult, but this is an exercise that you need to take easily. You only need to understand what the shape gives to you and think about the face inside it. You don't need to create the perfect face but a face. It's time to start with the first one. I have two kinds of gradients on the stain. I can play easily with this part as the hair and create a face here. In this case, what's interesting is this part that gives me the opportunity to create a face looking that way and...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Illustration with Pen: Embracing Mistakes
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching
Marco Mazzoni
A course by Marco Mazzoni
Marco Mazzoni’s passion for drawing began at the age of five, when he would sketch on any piece of paper he could find while waiting for his father to finish work at the paper mill. Experimenting with the boundaries of fine art has been a passion of Marco’s since he was a student. His artwork tells a compelling story, drawing inspiration from Sardinian mysticism and the plants and animals he sketched as a child.
Marco’s recent achievements include working on an illustrated version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic Poucette for the French publishing house Albin Michel Jeunesse, where he takes the reader on a captivating journey through his use of color and texture. His work is also exhibited in galleries and museums across Europe and North America.
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