Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital

Overview

“In this lesson, you will refine your portrait drawing by simplifying shapes, erasing unnecessary lines, and sharpening your pencil for precision. We'll explore different types of edges and use hatching to define shadows. You’ll also practice checking proportions with vertical and horizontal relationships and correcting angles for greater accuracy.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Methods of Checking Accuracy 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital. Master portrait techniques from graphite to digital, creating expressive, professional artworks across various media styles.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now is a good time to pull out an eraser and clean up the drawing a little bit. I find that the simpler you have your drawing, the easier it is to find any inaccuracies. And so if you have too many lines going on, It overwhelms your eyes and makes it difficult for you to make clear decisions. I'm going to sharpen my pencil because I want to get even more specific with my lines and it's very helpful to have a very sharp tip for this. What I'm considering here now as I'm working on this drawing is that there are different kinds of edges Here I'm seeing a pretty sharp edge where the light side...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (4)
• 315 students
• 6 units
• 83 lessons (16h 8m)
• 17 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Artistic Drawing, Digital Illustration, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Typography, Watercolor Painting