Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils
Layering Hues, Saturation and Values
A course by Gabriela Niko , Illustrator and Sketchbook Artist
About the video: Layering Hues, Saturation and Values
Overview
“At this stage, the face looks usually quite strange because the colors are too saturated. This is when I start adding new layers to the portrait to darken it. You can do this by creating more hues, adjusting saturation, and deepening the values. Let me show you how to do this.”
In this video lesson Gabriela Niko addresses the topic: Layering Hues, Saturation and Values, 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
“ Layering Hues, Saturation and Values With colored pencils, we'll start from lighter values and gradually move to darker ones. Therefore, now I'll start to darken the values. I'll do this with both, planes and lines. I like to use this dark red colored pencil because it's almost brown. It's a darker value, but still in a warm tone. I like my portraits to have warm tones in general. You can of course use here navy color if you prefer a dark but cool tone. Try to think about big planes when you apply a dark value so that you'll be able to follow the form and planes of the face. As you can se...”
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Course summary for: Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils
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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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