About the video: Create the Grid
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn a fast and easy technique to draw characteristics of the portrait from your reference image on your canvas. ”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Create the Grid, 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
“Now that our canvas is ready, I'm going to show you how, by using the grid technique, we will transfer our drawing from our reference image on our canvas. To create the grid and start drawing the reference image, I like to use color pencils. I would recommend that you use some light colors so you don't end up with really hard and intense lines that later on will be hard for you to remove from your final project. But for this course, I'm going to use something a bit more dark to be easier for you to see and understand. Obviously, we are going to need the reference image we have created previ...”
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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques Specialization
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing

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