Introduction to Portraits with India Ink and Nibs
Proportions
A course by José Rosero , Visual artist and teacher
About the video: Proportions
Overview
“Here I will show you an approximation to the proportions of the head, in order to teach you to place what has been learned properly in the face.”
In this video lesson José Rosero addresses the topic: Proportions, 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
“Proportions Very well, after explaining in previous lessons the elements of the face, eyes, nose and mouth and, hoping they could train and practice with different characters, Now we will explain more about proportions. It should be added that we do not do an entire lesson about ears because usually in the portraits they are little already barely when it is in front or in three quarters you can draw the earlobe. I will give you a brief explanation anyway before doing the general proportion of the head because the ears have to do with the proportion and relationship with the other elements a...”
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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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