Introduction to Portraits with India Ink and Nibs
Basic forms: nose
A course by José Rosero , Visual artist and teacher
About the video: Basic forms: nose
Overview
“Here we will see the anatomy of the nose. We will use geometric shapes to interpret it and get the most out of the gestures we can get through it for the portrait.”
In this video lesson José Rosero addresses the topic: Basic forms: nose, 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: nose I hope you were able to train a lot about how to work your eyes and be clearer about your character’s eyes. Now I will explain how to make noses. The nose is basically a right triangle. If you profile it, it's literally that. In front, its structure changes a little, Do not forget that the nose has fins. Here I see it more or less three-dimensionally. If we have this very clear and in mind, all variations of noses they have to do with how the sides of the triangle open or close. For a snub nose just that side is up. Here we see a snub nose, if we see it a little more view ...”
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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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