Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, I will briefly guide you through the process of taking a good photo reference considering some simple laws of composition. I will also analyze the picture in order to plan things ahead, choose the right supports and renaissance drawing materials.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Preparations and Composition, 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

“Preparations and Composition In this lesson, I'll talk to you about preparation and composition. When we decide on our final project, we need inspiration from the great master Leonardo but also find a contemporary key to it. What we're creating today has some information that comes from the master of the past but needs to be grounded into our reality. So, I called my friend and a model, Astrid, and she came to my studio to pose for me. We did a photo session quickly, in half an hour we were done. I used the lamps I use when I do oil paintings. These lamps are useful in the process of painti...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Artistic Portrait Drawing Techniques

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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