Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Once you have your workspace set up, it's time to get drawing! In this lesson, you will learn how to replicate the general head structure and see how lighting affects it.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Basic Head Structure and Lighting, which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization. Master oil painting techniques to create expressive portraits, surreal landscapes, and photorealistic effects using varied materials.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we will go through the basic head structure and how to light it. Even though anatomy in expressive portraits doesn't necessarily have to be the main concern, it's good to always check the base form if your painting feels somehow unnatural. To make any lighting seem believable, we need to pay attention to two things. Making sure we know which planes catch the light and having variation in the edges of where the light and shadow meet. We will speak about edge control a little later. Let's start with analyzing the main planes. There are a few ways to build up the head structure....”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 2139 students
• 7 units
• 100 lessons (20h 58m)
• 26 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Creativity, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing