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Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil

Drawing Volumetric Shapes 2

A course by Ella Nitters , Medical and Scientific Illustrator

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Audio: English

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About the video: Drawing Volumetric Shapes 2

Overview

“Now that you have learned everything about the basic shapes, I will teach you everything about working on the more complex objects. ”

In this video lesson Ella Nitters addresses the topic: Drawing Volumetric Shapes 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil. Learn to depict the intricate details of human and animal anatomy using graphite pencils, from sketching and linework to texture, contrast, and volume.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Drawing Volumetric Shapes In this stage, it's important to focus on the bigger shapes of the objects and forget about the small details that you see. After drawing the big shapes, we can move on to more detailed shapes. I'll first draw the cylinder at the back. It's exactly in the middle of the square. I'll only draw the middle line first. Then, I'll draw the two other lines of the cylinder. I'll estimate how long it is, till about here. I'll draw the long line of the X of the ellipse, and then draw the ellipse. I can emphasize the outlines. Then, I'll determine where the pins are at the ...”

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Course summary for: Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil

Level: Beginner
96% positive reviews (67)
4918 students
4 units
16 lessons (2h 59m)
10 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing

Ella Nitters

A course by Ella Nitters

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Medical and Scientific Illustrator

Ella Nitters is a medical and scientific illustrator from Rotterdam, Netherlands. As a child, she was phobic of human anatomy, especially skeletons, but, influenced by her grandfather, was always interested in drawing. Her degree in industrial design engineering from Delft University of Technology helped her consolidate a combination of analytical thinking and creativity. After deciding to pursue illustration, anatomy slowly became an important part of her work, and she discovered that fear and fascination often go hand in hand.

The aim of her art is clarity, and her process consists of getting lost in the scientific details of organic structures. She works for a variety of clients on projects relating to surgical procedures, patient information, medical innovations, and scientific articles. In 2018, she won a World Illustration Award for her representation of the microsurgery done on a rat.