Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, I will add darker values and smaller shapes to the drawing, so that I can take it to the next level.”

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

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we'll be adding darker values and smaller shapes. So when we begin to add darker values to the drawing Generally, i like to start in a safe area, which would be the hair. Here, we don't have any hair. So I'll begin probably around the cast shadow and then start to venture down into the eye on the left. Doing it light, it's going to be a slow buildup. I'm not going to come in and blast a dark value, which is a harder thing to do with graphite anyways. You know, easily do charcoal. Here I'm just gonna start to slowly build up my values. And here, as I come down, into the eye, ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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