About the video: Details and Finishing Touches
Overview
“We’re getting near the end of our project now and can start to focus on the details to bring the drawing to an end. In this lesson, we’ll re-establish some of our values, and refine the transitions between them. Finally, we can start to pick out finer details.”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Details and Finishing Touches, 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
“Details and Finishing Touches We're nearing the end of our drawing. In this lesson, we'll focus on the details and the finishing touches. At this stage, we'll start to re-establish some of our values, pick out the details, and generally polish off the drawing. One of the details I've missed here is some of the wrinkles on his forehead and the creases where his neck is twisting. I don't want him to fight for attention with the eyes and the rest of the features. Even though they're dark and they're occlusion shadows, I'll tone them down a little bit, so they're not too distracting. When it co...”
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Course summary for: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing
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Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration

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