Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“You already have the necessary bases to start your project. In this part of the process, I will teach you how to thumbnail sketches to find an aesthetic idea that you like.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Thumbnail Sketches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing. Master Pencil and Charcoal by focusing on light, shadow, and proportion to create expressive, realistic drawings.

Partial transcription of the video

“thumbnail sketches The thumbnail sketch is, as the word says, a sketch the size of the thumbnail of the hand. Obviously this is not literal, it is not such a small sketch, but you get the idea. They are drawings that allow us to start testing the composition and what we are going to do in a larger drawing later. The idea is not to spend more than five minutes with each thumbnail sketch. This is how we tried composition ideas, How can it be if we're going to work darker upstairs, Where will the focus of attention be? if we are going to work in detail with the eyes or if we are going to hold ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 224 students
• 6 units
• 82 lessons (15h 40m)
• 53 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration