Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital

Overview

“In this lesson, I’ll refine the portrait by breaking down larger forms into smaller, more specific planes. Using my 2H and 2B pencils, I’ll design shapes within the midtones and lights, exaggerating plane changes for clarity. This approach helps me build structure before blending while also refining the expression and edge ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Mapping Out the Midtones and Light Area 1, 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

“In this lesson, we will narrow down the big forms into small planes. by creating tiles, and shapes that we're gonna be designing throughout the mid-tones and the lights. Let's begin. For this lesson we're going to be using our 2H and our 2B pencils. I'm using the graphite pencils so that I can get more specific within those big broad shapes that I already created. I'm going to be doing Small shapes. I'll be designing by looking at the mid-tones on my face. trying to figure out what small shape could best represent the plane change that I'm seeing. I'm going to start by using the 2B pencil a...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 145 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