Introduction to Portraits with India Ink and Nibs
Basic forms: head
A course by José Rosero , Visual artist and teacher
About the video: Basic forms: head
Overview
“Before starting to draw the face, it is necessary to understand its basic structure. That is why in this lesson I will teach you how to simplify the head to simple geometric figures. For that, it is essential to have the referents at hand and to be able to observe the head from different angles.”
In this video lesson José Rosero addresses the topic: Basic forms: head, 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
“Basic forms: head We have already seen and reviewed some inking techniques, I hope you trained quite well. And now we will go directly to work on the final project. For that you have to understand everything from the structural part and that's why we are going to divide these lessons into several basic ways What to consider when building a portrait. I already did a research on Clarice, I chose some images of her, I have printed them on papers, but you can see them on your cell phones or a computer. And I have also chosen other characters to explain different things about the basic structure...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Portraits with India Ink and Nibs
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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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