Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
Building an Image Bank or Repertoire
A course by Graceina Samosir , Artist
About the video: Building an Image Bank or Repertoire
Overview
“I will now show you how my picture reference bank looks. This will give you an idea of what images to collect so you can build your own library for the course project. ”
In this video lesson Graceina Samosir addresses the topic: Building an Image Bank or Repertoire, 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
“ Building an Image Bank or Repertoire In this lesson, I will show you how my photo reference bank looks. This will give you an idea of what images to collect, so you can build your own library for the final project. As you will see, most of these photos depict mundane occurrences. By default of having a smartphone that's accessible, I take casual pictures very often, if not every day. This lessens the need to take highly curated pictures with models. Some of these pictures are screenshots of memorable moments and some are random selfies and snapshots of myself or others engaging in various...”
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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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