Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
A Self-Portrait 2
A course by Graceina Samosir , Artist
About the video: A Self-Portrait 2
Overview
“With the head more or less complete, I will move onto the shoulders! You will learn how to achieve different levels of shading by tweaking the pressure of the pen on the paper. ”
In this video lesson Graceina Samosir addresses the topic: A Self-Portrait 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
“ A Self-Portrait Now, I'm moving to the shoulders. See how I did that line? I did it in a swift motion and I recommend you do that too if you want a more accurate-looking line. Also, I think long lines look more pleasing. To get the darker areas, I press onto the paper. I apply more pressure to the paper with the tip of my brush pen. Right now, I applied more pressure on the paper with my brush tip because I wanted a darker line there. Also remember to rotate your pen as you draw. That will create different breadths of line in one single line. When you move it like this, it will create dif...”
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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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