About the video: Preservation
Overview
“The preservation of a work of art starts with the materials that we use when we are drawing. That's why I am going to remind you how to pick the right drawing materials and show you how to properly store or frame your final work.”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Preservation, 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
“Preservation In this lesson, I'm going to teach you about the preservation of your work. When we need to preserve our work on paper, the first important material we need to care about is the support on which we draw into. So if our support is pulp paper, we're pretty sure that this drawing is going to last for a long time but it might not last the test of time. For our drawing to last the test of time, we definitely should use stronger fibers such as cotton and linen. Cotton paper is readily available. It can be found in blocks, they are in bigger sheets. This is a quarter of a sheet and it...”
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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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