Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

Overview

“Now that we’ve learned about the structure of the face and how important light and shadows are to a piece of art, let’s have a look at the do’s and don'ts of selecting a reference image so you can produce a great drawing. Then we’re going to take a moment to study our reference image and think about how to apply what we’ve learned so far.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Choosing a Reference Image, 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

“So we just learned about how important light and shadow are in creating an image. What I'm going to do now is go through the do's and don'ts of picking a reference image to help you get the most out of your portrait. Once we've selected our reference image, what we're going to do is analyze it And then we can start to see how we can apply what we've learned to it. So. I just want to go through and explain How are you? Pick a reference image. to try and get the most out. Of my portrait. I've got a photo on the tablet here. And It's a great photograph. great composition. but just because some...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
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• 711 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