Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

Overview

“Let's put into practice what you have learned about tonal values, using some of Leonardo’s materials. I will show you some of his botanical drawings and we’ll discover how he drew them.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Botanical Drawings 1, 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

“Botanical Drawings In this lesson, we'll see the botanical drawings that Leonardo did. This was one of his favorite subjects. Leonardo loved to be in nature. He loved nature and understood the world in a way that is quite contemporary nowadays. As I mentioned before, he was a vegetarian in a time like Florence in the 15th century. He was a vegetarian because he loved animals and wanted to respect them. We can see some images now that testify to his love for nature and his idea of studying nature to understand the universe around us. This first image is about a sage leaf, and has many annota...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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