Alphonso Dunn | Video Tutorials

Linework | Alphonso Dunn

It’s good practice to break down drawing goals to small and measurable steps. That way we can isolate specific skills and track our progress more easily | Alphonso Dunn

New YouTube Video! Portrait Drawing Tips| 5 Useful things to know about the ear 😊 Portrait Drawing Tips | 5 things you should know about the ear https://youtu.be/cqnwYuKo0RM | Alphonso Dunn

The basics can take you there For those who have asked about my process, the technique you see in my drawings are based on the same principles I share in my books: using the basic strokes; applying the 5 variations of a stroke to convey shape, form, texture, and light and shadow; visualizing structure as the foundation for shading, and other various aspects of rendering with ink. Albeit a bit more advanced, but nonetheless, the basics are still present and true. | Alphonso Dunn

Embrace the abstract Sometimes an effective way to approach challenging subjects like the skull is to see their structure as abstract forms. Forget the “skull” and see a composition of lines, shapes, textures, and values. Drawing sometimes requires we adopt flexible ways of seeing things | Alphonso Dunn

Line❤️ Line can delineate the cross-contour of form so beautifully, and mesmerizingly capture the effects of texture, value, and light, and still, inherently, be so aesthetically pleasing. Just because. | Alphonso Dunn