Realistic Wildlife Images in Graphite Pencil
Sketching Your Work to Accurate Proportions
A course by Cole McNair , Artist
About the video: Sketching Your Work to Accurate Proportions
Overview
“In this lesson, we will go over different ways to scale your work to accuracy to make sure your proportions are accurate.”
In this video lesson Cole McNair addresses the topic: Sketching Your Work to Accurate Proportions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Wildlife Images in Graphite Pencil. Unlock your artistic potential and create wildlife images using graphite pencil. Learn how to draw a horse using techniques that can be applied to any animal..
Partial transcription of the video
“So in the previous lesson I went over how you can pick out reference images, how you want to go about getting approval from if you're looking through Instagram, working with photographers, that type of thing, or if you want to use open source. So in this lesson we're going to go over how you can sketch out your project to accurately get the proportions that you need. So the one thing about sketching out your work is there's many ways of doing it. So there's not one set way that you have to feel like, you know, when you're at home trying to figure it out that you have to do. And that's not n...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Wildlife Images in Graphite Pencil
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing
Cole McNair
A course by Cole McNair
Cole McNair is an accomplished artist based in Austin, Texas, specializing in wildlife artistry using graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor. With a focus on capturing the beauty and intricate details of animals, Cole's artwork reflects a deep understanding of the animal form and conveys a sense of realism and emotion.
Through his expertise in drawing animals, Cole has mastered the techniques of working with graphite to create depth, dimension, and texture in his artwork. His unique approach combines additive and subtractive processes, allowing him to bring his subjects to life on paper.
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