Special features include paper preparation, art gallery, and video previews from the five demos in this series. In this DVD, you will learn from one of America’s foremost artists and teachers, known for his inspiring and informative teaching style, as he takes you through the entire process of creating an original drawing while explaining everything from the selection of materials to his techniques to final touches. It is not only a visually compelling technique, but also a means to connect with some of the great artists who used this approach, such as Rubens, Watteau, and Holbein. It involves the manipulation of red, black and white to suggest the warmth and richness of flesh hues. The classic technique of three chalk or “trois crayon” is one of the most elegant and efficient methods of rendering the portrait.
(DVD SOLD OUT - ONLY AVAILABLE AS A DOWNLOAD AT THE MOMENT) Video excerpts can be seen on "The Quick Draw Video Excerpt" link above. Photos of the model can be downloaded online (see back of DVD case or above). Each diagram, based on the pose of the original drawing, features highlighted origins, insertions and actions of each individual muscle along with diagrams of the muscles themselves. The video also includes a chapter gallery which includes detailed reference diagrams drawn by Rob. Working from a live model, each significant form-creating muscle of the torso is described and rendered from origin to insertion with a modified three-color chalk technique which highlights the muscle character, direction, and the bony connections. In this video, Robert Liberace explores this tradition by examining the fundamental anatomical forms which shape the lights and shadows of the body’s surface. From DaVinci’s sublime studies to Michelangelo’s muscular creations, the study of anatomy led to extraordinary achievements in the history of art. $8.00Īnatomical knowledge has inspired and guided artists for centuries. Price: $75.00 (see download instructions and FAQ page)ĭVD, includes S/H within U.S., outside U.S. Also to see video excerpts, click on the video link above. See link to model poses at top of the page. All the materials are described along with step-by-step approaches that provide roadmaps to finished watercolor portraits.
From broad abstract masses to precise anatomical detail, Rob executes two demos that explore the full range of effects watercolor offers. Durer, Sorolla, and Sargent showed that watercolor can deliver refined results as well as capture the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere. This video focuses on the portrait painted with watercolor in full color and in monochrome. Artists such as Rembrandt and Goya transformed the ink sketch into a powerful art form by exploiting its ability to simultaneously capture the finest line along with broad melting masses of tone. The complex characteristics of watercolor and ink enable a wide variety of approaches, from quick thumbnail sketches to highly rendered modeling.