Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil
The Rendering 2
A course by Ella Nitters , Medical and Scientific Illustrator
About the video: The Rendering 2
Overview
“I will continue sharing some tips and tricks to create depth by thinking of photography, sharpness, details, and fading towards back. ”
In this video lesson Ella Nitters addresses the topic: The Rendering 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
“ The Rendering Another way to create depth is sharpness. Things in the foreground are always sharper than the background. You can think of photography. If you see photos with depth of field, you can see these effects. You can use it in your drawing and also exaggerate it a bit to make something go backward or forward. There are eight ways to create depth. I'll add an attachment to this course. Another one is to use outlines like darker and thicker outlines that will come to the front and no outlines will be on the back. At this stage, I'll add some outlines for the eye socket. Not too much...”
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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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