Self Portrait Drawing
Instruction: Ilya Gefter
Language: Hebrew
 
4 video - lessons.  4 hours of instruction.
 
This workshop teaches the strategies and techniques of drawing a self portrait with line and tone. You will learn how to attain convincing likeness, how to express three-dimensionality and sense of light in a self portrait.  The workshop discusses basic methods of expressing an individual character and emotional content. 
 
The workshop videos include:
 
Lectures
Drawing demonstrations
Methodical explanations of the techniques and procedures of self portrait drawing. 
 
Themes covered in the workshop: 
 
Setting up for self-portrait drawing
Methods of working from a mirror
Morphological structure of the human head
Definition of posture, gesture, and form
Definition of tonal shapes, light and shadow
Strategies for drawing the main positions of the head: frontal and  three-quarter views
Methods of attaining likeness, correct proportions and three-dimensionality 
Expression of light in a portrait 
Foundations of self-expression
Drawing  of smaller shapes and facial details