Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture
Influences
A course by Isabel Garmon , Figurative Painter
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now I am going to introduce you to my main influences in art, those with which I feel tremendously connected and that give me impetus in my creative life.”
In this video lesson Isabel Garmon addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture. Learn to create pictorial portraits in oil while developing your personal style and creative voice.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences In this lesson I am going to talk to you about my main influences. I will start with Velázquez. For me, Velázquez is the basis of everything, From Velázquez all modern painting is built. In Velázquez I find the keys to painting and understand his way of observing and his way of painting It helps me a lot to understand how to move through the painting. When we get into a more modern era, 18th century, 19th century, we begin to see a more complex painting, a painting where color begins to be seen in the shadows, lots of shading in the lights. It's like too much color explosion and ...”
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Course summary for: Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture
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Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing

Isabel Garmon
A course by Isabel Garmon
The painter Isabel Garmon studied illustration, graphic design and animation between Zaragoza and Madrid, before making the leap to Florence where she completed her training at the prestigious The Florence Academy of Art. The artist loves to create worlds of light and color through which can arouse the emotion of the spectator.
His works have been part of private collections and exhibitions around the world. Although he has always been fascinated by the human figure, today his work is mainly focused on portraits, where he can share his vision of the world and human power.
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