Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil
The Rendering 3
A course by Ella Nitters , Medical and Scientific Illustrator
About the video: The Rendering 3
Overview
“Lastly, I will teach you how to make core shadows smooth and flowing. You will also learn to reflect light to make sure it is a little darker than halftone. ”
In this video lesson Ella Nitters addresses the topic: The Rendering 3, 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 cylinder earlier with the core shadow and the reflecting light, if I see the whole skull kind of like The shape block is cylinder or sphere. Then my core shadow is going to be here. And here is the story. And here. So in my drawing, i want this part. to be darker. And this part here. And this here, so I'm going to emphasize this part. And this section when I look I can see this isn't. shaded part. So from here, this is the darkest part of the shade. I will shade this whole part. and I can add in more detail later on. Okay, i'm not so happy with how I've drawn this because I see all the ...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Anatomy Drawing with Graphite Pencil
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Illustration -
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Adobe Photoshop -
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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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