Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

Overview

“Now I will show you how to start the painting taking as reference the composition in Indian ink. I will also explain how to integrate the portrait into it.”

In this video lesson Gustavo Velasco addresses the topic: The first strokes, 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

“the first strokes Welcome to this new lesson. where we will now make the first strokes of our final project. But first we are going to analyze what our reference image will be, and we will also choose a design of the lines that we have made previously. First of all, I want to show you some examples of work that I have done, and also teach you how to choose our reference and our design. For example, on this side we have a fairly clear design. Let's say that the sketches that we have made previously they are what will give strength to our image. For example, more than the portrait, this first...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

• Level: Beginner
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• 2856 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 25m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing