Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture

The Digital Composition 5

A course by Graceina Samosir , Artist

Artist. Ottawa, Canada.
Joined March 2022
96% positive reviews (53)
2,312 students
Audio: English
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About the video: The Digital Composition 5

Overview

“To finish, I will run through the same process with my drawing of a person in motion. However, this time, I will need to consider how to enhance the colors. ”

In this video lesson Graceina Samosir addresses the topic: The Digital Composition 5, 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 Digital Composition I'm happy with this. I'll make copies of the layers, merge them together, and then clean up the borders of the paper. This is how the collage looks. We can see patterns going on here, repeated elements, repeated drawings, and different sizes. It's rich in terms of tone and different line textures. It looks like these lines and shapes are dancing rhythmically. There are little accents. It's a bit abstract as well when combined together. I really like that. This looks like a comic book, but like an unconventional, unorthodox graphic novel. Now I'll make a collage fro...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture

  • Level: Beginner
  • 96% positive reviews (53)
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  • 4 units
  • 20 lessons (4h 20m)
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    Illustration
  • Areas

    Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing

Graceina Samosir

Graceina Samosir
A course by Graceina Samosir

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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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Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture. Illustration course by Graceina Samosir

Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture

A course by Graceina Samosir
Artist. Ottawa, Canada.
Joined March 2022
  • 96% positive reviews (53)
  • 2,312 students