Introduction to Portraits with India Ink and Nibs
Research and selection of photos
A course by José Rosero , Visual artist and teacher
About the video: Research and selection of photos
Overview
“Here we will choose the person we will portray. We will do an investigation on the character and later a selection of photographs that will be the guide for the portrait. For the character you choose I recommend that you soak up his biography, read his texts, listen to his interviews and his music. Also, download all the photos you find, no matter if you have gestures that may not get your attention. The more references you have, and the more you learn about that person, you will have a better result. Become a close friend of your selection, understand their experiences and try to perceive their surroundings. ”
In this video lesson José Rosero addresses the topic: Research and selection of photos, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Portraits with India Ink and Nibs. Learn to interpret, draw and add personality to a subject from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Research and selection of photos After the brief approach to what the portrait is or implies, Now I will talk about the investigation to make our character portrayed. We will use the closest means, which in this case are networks, laptops and cell phones to investigate more about our character. Let's see it right now. I chose the Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. She started to get my attention with one of her stories called "Felicidad clandestina", which is about a girl who tries to borrow a book and the other girl makes her life impossible by telling her lies about the book and so on. A...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Portraits with India Ink and Nibs
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration
José Rosero
A course by José Rosero
José Rosero is a visual artist and teacher. His job is to approach the image from different points. He is now the director of CASATINTA, a space dedicated to workshops, exhibitions, and events around the visual arts. He also coordinates the Fig. International Congress of Illustration, of which seven versions have already been made in FILBO (2011-2017).
He has made several exhibitions, conferences, and workshops based on his own research participating in different events in Colombia and in other countries such as Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico, and Chile.
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