Graphite Line Drawing for Portrait Sketchbooking
A course by user10163417 surname10163417 , Illustrator
Joined March 2022
Discover dynamic ways to draw facial anatomy and improve your technique through daily practice in your sketchbook
Discover dynamic ways to draw facial anatomy and improve your technique through daily practice in your sketchbook
Joined March 2022
A sketchbook is like a timeline of your artistic process, and with just a mechanical pencil and some anatomical knowledge you can see your work progress every day. Anaïs González uses her sketchbook to create expressive portraits, with fine features and sharp shadows.
In this online course, learn to give your illustrations eloquence and improve your drawing technique when representing facial anatomy. Create line portraits with two different degrees of graphite hardness in a sketchbook. Grab your drawing materials and find your own style!
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 22 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (225)
- 9,330 students
- 12 lessons (1h 53m)
- 22 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create one or more line portraits, with two different degrees of graphite hardness.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in creating realistic portraits using the sketch technique.
Requirements and materials
You don't need any previous knowledge to complete the course.
As for materials, you need a sketchbook, one or two mechanical pencils, and an eraser.
Reviews
A course by user10163417 surname10163417
Anaïs González is an illustrator and portraiture specialist. Her greatest passion is art, especially drawing, taking the human figure as a reference and inspiration. After completing a degree in fine art in Barcelona, she began working as an independent artist on personal projects and private commissions.
Her artistic identity is characterized by an expressive style and use of light through line shading. Her drawings have already found a faithful audience in her more than 300K Instagram followers.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Basic concepts of sketching and portraiture
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Materials
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Basic concepts to start a portrait: anatomy and perspective 1
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Basics to start a portrait: anatomy and perspective 2
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Synthesize the figure
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How to transfer a photograph to paper
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U3
Main project
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First sketch
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Medium shading phase
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Strong shadow phase
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U4
Record and share your work
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How to digitize the drawing
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Use social networks as a portfolio and for personalized orders
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FP
Final project
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Graphite Line Drawing for Portrait Sketchbooking
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
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Meet expert teachers
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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Good course
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PlusVery good course, with good foundations.
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The course is very good for showing the basics of portrait drawing. It helps a lot to find ways to observe it and start drawing based on principles of observation, comparison and guides.
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Wonderful! I'm loving it.
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Good course, very clear and the practical application was great.
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