Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

Overview

“We continue to review the facial features. The mouth is one of the most complex features due to the number of movements and various forms that exist. In this lesson we will analyze its parts, its main planes and shapes.”

In this video lesson Gustavo Velasco addresses the topic: Mouth, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits. Learn the technique of monochromatic oils and create expressive portraits that capture the power of your gestures and the quality of the materials.

Partial transcription of the video

“Mouth In this lesson we will continue to analyze the planes, in this case the mouth. Let's start with the most general form, that we can also make a sphere. I will show it below. First I will give a base tone to remove the white from the paper. I add some shadows to generate the volume. This way let's say it would be the part which is around the mouth. Not just lips but all the part around, below the nose and above the chin. All that part has a volume. That volume is generated by, say, the denture. The denture projects this area forward and we can synthesize it as a sphere. To start drawing...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

• Level: Beginner
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• 2981 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 25m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing