Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
Basic proportions of the head
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Basic proportions of the head
Overview
“In this lesson you will learn the basics of proportion and volume of the head and profile head, a simple way to place the elements that make up the face. This basic knowledge will help you make any portrait.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Basic proportions of the head, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Portrait with Watercolors. Learn a foolproof technique for creating watercolor portraits, from the sketch to the finished piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“BASIC PROPORTIONS OF THE HEAD In this lesson, we'll study the basic proportions of the head and, above all, the basic volume of the head, which is the most important. I'm sure you've seen compositions of head measurements in lots of places and by many artists. I have my way, the one I learned, and which I always apply. Why is this important? Because often times, even if we know how to draw, we might miscalculate an eye, the bridge of the nose, and if we know the proportions, it will be easier to solve these problems. Let's get started. We will start with a small sphere. Notice how I make ve...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
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Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Watercolor Painting
Ale Casanova
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. After studying Fine Art at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he moved to Tenerife where he completed his doctorate. He has received various national and European research grants as well as others for the plastic arts.
His work focuses on the human body and portraiture as a window into the creation of plastic art. He also composes oil paintings, although watercolor is his preferred medium as it allows him to work swiftly and effectively using transparency and the richness of the color spectrum to create figurative pieces. His work has been exhibited in different Spanish as well as other European cities and he has also given numerous workshops across Spain.
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