Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital

Overview

“I’ll use my 8B pencil to soften the shadow’s edge, making the form feel like it’s turning. By hatching along the form, I enhance depth. I'll also darken areas for contrast and adjust highlights, ensuring the eye remains the focal point. Finally, I’ll use a palette knife for darker tones in the background and hair, balancing light and shadow.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Sculpting from Flat to Form 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

“Here I'm actually going to pull out my 8-bit pencil. And work on the terminator. where The shadow begins. Just. Try to diffuse it a little bit more, because right now I have some very sharp lines. in those areas. when I want to make it feel like the form is turning. I will go in. And make hatching marks that follow So instead of me going across the form like this. I might just be making these marks that are following the form as if it's actually turning around my head. Throughout this whole process, I have intentionally made the darks darker than what I'm actually observing here in the mirr...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 150 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