Specialization in drawing and expression of the human figure

Overview

“I'll start by showing you the materials, then focus on the basic tools, starting with the hand, how we hold the pencil, and the difference between writing and drawing. Then we'll do line-drawing exercises to warm up, using lines of different lengths and how the support of the hand, elbow, and arm give us different results. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: The stroke and the body, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in drawing and expression of the human figure. Learn anatomical drawing with proportion and structure techniques to capture the essence of the human figure.

Partial transcription of the video

“THE STROKE AND THE BODY Now that we know the project we'll be working on, in this lesson, we're going to look at materials and then start making lines to gain confidence. Our basic materials are paper, pencils, I have three mechanical pencils, but any pencil will work. I also have a bunch of rulers, circle-drawing rulers, a compass, and different objects to I can use to make circles, which will be helpful later when we make those templates or figures. These are simple materials that everyone has at home, paper and pencil are the basics for these first few lessons. The rest is simply to help...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in drawing and expression of the human figure

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (1)
• 535 students
• 7 units
• 102 lessons (18h 39m)
• 94 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Oil Painting, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting