Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture

Portrait Studies 2

A course by Isabel Garmon, Figurative Painter

Figurative Painter. Zaragoza, Spain.
Joined September 2010
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3,078 students
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About the video: Portrait Studies 2

Overview

“Having decided on the idea that I am going to work on, I will now do a quick study of the atmosphere of the selected idea, a study of the specific value of the chosen idea and, finally, I will draw up my project with charcoal.”

In this video lesson Isabel Garmon addresses the topic: Portrait Studies 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture. Learn to create pictorial portraits in oil while developing your personal style and creative voice.

Partial transcription of the video

“Once we've selected the sketch for our final project. we'll begin the drawing process. I'll use a toned paper as the base material for the drawing. ensuring it provides the right texture and contrast needed to bring a type of cardboard in this case. You can use any toned paper you prefer. I like using toned papers for painting drawings because they allow me to start from a mid-tone. which helps in achieving better depth and So. using only a white pencil and charcoal. i essentially create the entire composition from scratch. I'll use drawing tools like charcoal. a white pencil. slightly hard...”

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Course summary for: Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture

  • Level: Beginner
  • 95% positive reviews (91)
  • 3078 students
  • 4 units
  • 17 lessons (3h 42m)
  • 12 downloads
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    Illustration
  • Areas

    Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing

Isabel Garmon

Isabel Garmon
A course by Isabel Garmon

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Figurative Painter

The painter Isabel Garmon studied illustration, graphic design and animation between Zaragoza and Madrid, before making the leap to Florence where she completed her training at the prestigious The Florence Academy of Art. The artist loves to create worlds of light and color through which can arouse the emotion of the spectator.

His works have been part of private collections and exhibitions around the world. Although he has always been fascinated by the human figure, today his work is mainly focused on portraits, where he can share his vision of the world and human power.


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Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture. Illustration course by Isabel Garmon

Oil Painting: Explore Creative Portraiture

A course by Isabel Garmon
Figurative Painter. Zaragoza, Spain.
Joined September 2010
  • 95% positive reviews (91)
  • 3,078 students