Illustrated Portrait in Watercolor
Framing and proportion concepts
A course by Ana Santos, Painter and illustrator
About the video: Framing and proportion concepts
Overview
“NOTE: BEFORE PLAYING THE VIDEO! (If you have never drawn a face, before viewing the video, draw a face by locating the main elements: mouth, nose, eyes, eyebrows, ears, neck, hair, and the outline of the face.) In this lesson I will teach you a very simple way to know the proportions of the face. There are a thousand ways to do this process, I have stayed with one that seems very simple and easy to remember. Keep in mind that this is only to have basic knowledge of where to place facial features.”
In this video lesson Ana Santos addresses the topic: Framing and proportion concepts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Portrait in Watercolor. Learn to combine traditional techniques and digital retouching with Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now in this lesson. i am going to talk to you about fitting systems and proportion When viewing a portrait. understanding basic proportions is crucial. as many illustrators may aspect. leading to inaccuracies in their work. Some artists can distort faces skillfully. making them look appealing. However. if you attempt to distort faces without understanding. it will appear somewhat lacking in strength. so it's always advisable to keep this in mind know how to proportion and place the elements within the face. Now I'm going to show you a very easy way to do it. What I'm going to do. there are ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Portrait in Watercolor
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Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Ana Santos
A course by Ana Santos
Drawing has been Ana's passion since she was a child, so she didn't think twice about enrolling in a fine arts school where she specialized in drawing and graphic design. She has always been fascinated by the human figure, which often appears in one form or another in her personal projects.
Ana combines traditional and digital techniques and is an expert at capturing expressive looks, strong attitudes, and somber moods in her illustrations, which have appeared in publications from major publishers such as Penguin Random House, Editorial Planeta, and Roca Editorial.
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