Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
Drawing Someone in Action 1
A course by Graceina Samosir , Artist
About the video: Drawing Someone in Action 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to draw a subject matter that is performing an activity, incorporating elements of color and movement. To begin with, I will use acrylic ink monochromatically, meaning just one color for the whole line drawing.”
In this video lesson Graceina Samosir addresses the topic: Drawing Someone in Action 1, 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
“Drawing Someone in Action In this lesson, I'll be drawing a person partaking in an activity. I will be adding color and experimenting with movement through repetition and some hints of abstraction. To get this going, let's first tackle some color theory to guide us along. Color is perception. It begins with our eyes noticing or glancing mindlessly at an object in the presence of light. That object reflects light in different combinations of wavelengths. Our eyes receive those wavelength combinations or sensations, send the information to our brain, and our brain translates it into the pheno...”
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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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