Realistic Portraits Using Charcoal
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Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Lessons
- 27 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Xavier Denia Valls
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Art has an inherent element of exploration and mystery. According to artist Xavier Denia, who has been studying it for 15 years: "Art is about discovering diverse ways of solving problems and finding ways to communicate, creating unlimited possibilities that make it truly intriguing". Learn the basics of charcoal portraits and achieve a realistic finish that will amaze you.
In this course, Xavier teaches you how to make a realistic charcoal portrait with graphite and white pastel on toned paper. Explore the structure of the face's individual features (nose, mouth, ears, and eyes), and the effect of lights and shadows that help give a certain aesthetic to your drawing.
Description
Xavier Denia starts by giving you a brief presentation of his artistic work, his influences, motivations, and what he intends to go through in this course.
Learn how to prepare and use the materials. Then, learn the basics of how the face is built, how to simplify a portrait (through the big shape exercise), and some basic notions of light and shadow.
Next, study each feature from a morphological angle to learn how shapes work. Start with the eyes and nose, continue with the mouth, chin, forehead, ears, and finish with the hair.
Start working on your final project: a charcoal portrait. Define the subject and composition of your portrait. Then, apply everything you’ve learned including simplification, construction by parts, modeling, textures, lights, halftones, highlights, darkness, and shadows.
Finally, Xavier shows you how to give your drawing some impressive final touches.
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