Caricature Portrait with Graphite
Drawing eyes and nose
A course by Víctor Vélez , Caricature Artist
About the video: Drawing eyes and nose
Overview
“In this lesson, we will see how an eye is constructed from an established canon and, in addition, we will see how simple it is to make a nose. ”
In this video lesson Víctor Vélez addresses the topic: Drawing eyes and nose, which is part of the Domestika online course: Caricature Portrait with Graphite. Learn to depict people and capture their essence through a caricature portrait.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well here we have a canon where by dividing into different pictures we will find some specific measures in the head. The middle frame will be taken as a reference for the nose If you draw a straight line in the center of the eyes, you will find that here at this height approximately is the corner of the mouth. If you draw a horizontal line where the line of the eyes goes you can find in these two squares the center of the eyes and where the tear begins and where the eye ends. On this side I will put some circles where I am going to simulate the head and I will place it in different position...”
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Course summary for: Caricature Portrait with Graphite
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration
Víctor Vélez
A course by Víctor Vélez
Víctor Vélez is a caricature artist from Mexico City with more than three decades of experience in the industry. He published his first piece at the age of 16, launching a long-term collaboration with El Universal, one of the biggest newspapers in Mexico. He has also collaborated with other major publications such as El Economista, La Jornada, and Reforma. He is currently a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte in Mexico, specifically in the field of graphic narrative.
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