Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
The Human Form 2
A course by Graceina Samosir , Artist
About the video: The Human Form 2
Overview
“For the purpose of this course, my subjects are static and clothed. Nevertheless, drawing from life and observation is foundational to building fundamental drawing skills and being a more confident draftsperson. I recommend attending life drawing sessions regularly so that drawing from photographs will feel more natural and less rigid.”
In this video lesson Graceina Samosir addresses the topic: The Human Form 2, 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
“ The Human Form Since I have the basic shapes laid out, I'll start working on the value scale. I want to work on the lighter areas, I want to establish the midtones, and I also want to establish the darkest areas in the drawing. To work on the tones, I'll take my reference sheet. You can find them in the Additional Resources too. You can see here the value scale. The brighter area is the tone of the paper. Then, it goes to the dark area, which is just graphite pressed onto each other. We want to include this range of tones here. You can also see that I was playful with my value scale. I pu...”
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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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- 20 lessons (4h 20m)
- 25 additional resources (11 files)
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- Level: Beginner
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