Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital

Overview

“It's time to put the information you've learned so far into action, by employing the concepts of block drawing in some practical applications. In this lesson, I will show you how to draw a block from direct observation. This will prepare you for setting up the form of the head in space. To do this, you will need a sheet of paper and some fairly hard graphite pencils (F or HB). ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Drawing a Simple Block: A Lesson in Structure, 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

“So in the last lesson we talked a lot about the planar portrait and what that entails. In this lesson, I want to get you started with warmups by showing you how to wheel the pencil and how to draw a simple block in space. To begin with, I want you to compare the stance you take, i'm gonna call this a stance. in writing a letter versus some other way of wielding the pencil So let's talk about that. If I hold a pencil like I'm gonna write a note, I'm going to place a lot of pressure on the point of the pencil down near the tip, you see. And that is not only going to limit my course or my My r...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 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