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Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils

The Base: Cool Shadows and Warm Highlights

A course by Gabriela Niko , Illustrator and Sketchbook Artist

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99% positive reviews (758)

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About the video: The Base: Cool Shadows and Warm Highlights

Overview

“How do you pick the first hues of your portrait? I'm going to show you how I start drawing with colored pencils by using warm and cool tones as a base for light and shadows. ”

In this video lesson Gabriela Niko addresses the topic: The Base: Cool Shadows and Warm Highlights, 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

“ The Base: Cool Shadows and Warm Highlights Now, we have our initial sketch, but how to pick the first hues? You can try painting your portrait with colored pencils in a few different ways. For example, you can start with local colors. Local colors are true colors that are not affected by light, shade, or reflections from other colors that would change the hue a bit. In short, it's a question of what color someone's eyes or hair are. You can choose a given color from your palette and lay down that color layer, and then add nuances. Another option is to apply an underpainting to the entire ...”

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Course summary for: Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (758)
33951 students
5 units
21 lessons (4h 8m)
18 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Sketchbook

Gabriela Niko

A course by Gabriela Niko

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Illustrator and Sketchbook Artist

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.