About the video: Find a Topic
Overview
“You will see how to find a subject, a story for your work, and how to represent it so that it is as faithful as possible to the initial idea. ”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Find a Topic, 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
“In this lesson we will see how to find a subject to draw. So for the final project image I chose, I already had a mood board in mind which is quite inspired by my kawaii. I used a camera to film a little scene that I'll show you right away. So as I showed you in the inspiration, I tried to use this blur effect to have this rather souvenir look. So this was the mood board I had in the lead. And I also wanted the city lights behind to have this lighting effect with a line that gives a very organic side to the light in fact, that I like very much. By watching this little video, I have already ...”
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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

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