About the video: Constructing the Head
Overview
“In this lesson, I will begin my larger head construction. I will follow the same process as before, but I will be moving slower to be more accurate.”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Constructing the Head, 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
“ Constructing the Head In this lesson, we'll start working on the construction of the head of a more advanced sketch. This sketch will be a bit larger, so I'll start with a much larger circle and I'll put it a bit more in the center of the page. I want to compose it nicely on the page. I'm taking my time and thinking about it. Come in and lay that circle in. I'll come in and add that jaw. Again, there's a bit of a tilt in the head. I'll bring part of the head up a bit more to fit that circle better. I'll take out this old line, as I don't want it there. As I move along in this drawing here...”
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Course summary for: Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing

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