Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
Materials and Preparation
A course by Graceina Samosir , Artist
About the video: Materials and Preparation
Overview
“To get started, I will show you the materials that I'll be using throughout the course. You will see how I apply the mark-making tools on different types of paper.”
In this video lesson Graceina Samosir addresses the topic: Materials and Preparation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture. Learn how to illustrate an artistic collage filled with detail and movement by exploring a variety of drawing techniques including charcoal, chalk, and ink.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Materials and Preparation In this lesson, I will show you some of my most frequently used materials. Right now, I prefer working on individual sheets of paper rather than a sketchbook. I often remove the pages of a sketchbook entirely and draw or paint on them separately. You'll see that I don't treat my art with a sense of fear or preciousness. That's not to say I don't respect it. More so it's to encourage me to be bolder with decision-making. I don't want to be mentally paralyzed by a pristine blank slate. I like using different types of paper. By familiarizing ourselves with the chara...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing
Graceina Samosir
A course by Graceina Samosir
Graceina Samosir is a professional artist and illustrator based in Ottawa, Canada. She majored in fine/visual arts in Colombia and Canada, during which time she regularly shared her projects online, which led to her selling her first piece of art.
Since then, Graceina’s work has been showcased in fourteen exhibitions, including her first solo exhibition in 2018. Her illustrations have been featured in magazines including Art House Press, El Malpensante, and InCorrecto, and she sells private commissions through her website. She also shares her work with over 26K followers on Instagram.
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