Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

Overview

“Here I will be doing quick sketches of the head based on the light and dark shapes that I see. I will draw on the previous lesson about basic construction and the shapes of the features to create a simple, well-read sketch.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Head Sketches Based on Shapes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques. Master pencil portrait techniques focusing on proportions, shading, and facial structure for realistic drawing results.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Head Sketches Based on Shapes In this lesson, we'll work on sketches. They'll be focused on the light and dark shapes. I'll begin by drawing my circle. Keeping that same thing we've been talking about, ghosting until I feel comfortable with it. I'll come in and add the jaw. On these drawings, we'll utilize what we've learned in the previous lessons and work on much simpler shapes than what we did with the features. I'll come in and get my centerline. I'll move that over a bit more. Coming to get my thirds, there's that slight tilt, hence why I drew it that way initially. These all will be...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 49 students
• 6 units
• 77 lessons (13h 23m)
• 48 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Artistic Drawing, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing