Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils
Face Features 2
A course by Gabriela Niko , Illustrator and Sketchbook Artist
About the video: Face Features 2
Overview
“I will now focus on the nose and show you how to draw it from the front and in profile. Here you need to think about the nose's form and planes. We will also look at the lips and draw them first closed.”
In this video lesson Gabriela Niko addresses the topic: Face Features 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils. Fill your sketchbook with colorful, semi-realistic portraits by exploring drawing techniques and experimenting with values, shades and contrast.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Face Features Now I'll show you how I draw noses. When you draw a nose, you need to think about its form and planes. 3D references such as low-poly models or sculptures will help you with that. You might not see them in a very smooth photo, but they are there. Practice drawing more geometrical noses first to see this form in regular noses later. Again, start with bigger shapes and break them into smaller ones. The nose in the most simplified form is like a pyramid. The nostrils would be somewhere here, but the frontal view is kind of like that. From three quarters, it would be more like t...”
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Course summary for: Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils
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Category
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Areas
Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Sketchbook
Gabriela Niko
A course by Gabriela Niko
Gabriela Niko is a freelance artist based in Poland. Having grown up in a family of artists, her passion for drawing came at a very early age. She went on to study design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poland, and started her professional career in sports apparel design. After almost a decade of working in the clothing design industry, she decided to leave her position as a designer and pursue drawing full time in 2020.
Gabriela uses her social media platforms to share her work and has quickly gained recognition by amassing over 350K followers on Instagram. She is currently a brand ambassador for Paper Concept, a Polish art store, and has completed a number of commissioned works, including book illustrations, tattoos, and logo designs.
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