Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil
Reference and Research
A course by Ella Nitters , Medical and Scientific Illustrator
About the video: Reference and Research
Overview
“What are you going to draw? I will show you my process for choosing the object I will draw. I will also share some tips about good references. Then I will encourage you to learn more about it by researching and making sketches. In the end, I will teach you more about drawing through observation. ”
In this video lesson Ella Nitters addresses the topic: Reference and Research, 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
“ Reference and Research In this lesson, we'll start with the final project. For this, you will need a bone. This could be a human bone or an animal bone. It could be anything, a skull or another bone. I have a few examples here. These are real bones. This is ideal because you can see the most detail. You can also use plastic ones because it's quite hard to find real bones. Maybe you have found one or someone you know has found one or you can go to a museum. If you use a plastic one, it's important to buy one that is anatomically correct. There are a lot of skulls for Halloween, but they ar...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing
Ella Nitters
A course by Ella Nitters
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.
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