Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital

Overview

“Here, I will carry on drawing elements from my observational portrait to inform the schematic sketch, gradually transforming it from a more prescribed depiction to idiosyncratic and personal. I will first focus on the nasal bone structure, progressing to the apex, then the lips. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Experimenting within the Head 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

“So what I've been doing is investigating this forum very carefully, looking at it, really studying it. And what I found is I've had to narrow much of the kind of information. that I'm looking at. As I experiment with better ways of interpreting what's going on in front of me. So, I'm looking in particular at this bone structure here. which is of a certain width, And then once I drop down into this zone, it's really foreshortened. And so I'm looking at the foreshortening in this area. trying to understand it better, through my experimental study here. and then returning to it and further stu...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 144 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