Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, Leonardo himself will guide us through the essential elements of a portrait. You will learn about proportions, gestures, and how to capture people's essence on paper. I will show you, step by step, how the Master used to make a study of a human head.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Proportions: Portrait Study 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

“Proportions: Portrait Study Welcome to this lesson about the proportions of the head. In this lesson, we'll make another study on Leonardo's work. This time, we'll focus on a quick sketch that he did in preparation for "The Last Supper." The materials that Leonardo would use for his quick sketches in preparation for a painting would probably be mostly charcoal, red chalk, or silverpoint. Leonardo and the entire Renaissance movement were interested in proportions. During this time, the rediscovery of the ancient Greeks in terms of sculptures and the Romans would get them closer to what is ca...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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