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The ability to draw and paint the human head is a fundamental skill that all artists should have. In this first DVD in a series, Bob Kato demonstrates step-by-step how to draw the human head using basic drawing materials. He shows how to develop a drawing in stages, and through this process discusses gesture, form, depth, perspective, proportion as well as light and shadow. Bob also reveals how he invents characters using a basic set of guidelines.
Proportion
Light and Shadow
Gestural Lay-in
01: Introduction
02: Basic Proportions
03: Basic Shading
04: Drawing the Side View
05: Drawing from Imagination
06: Drawing on Toned Paper
07: Closing
The ability to draw and paint the human head is a fundamental skill that all artists should have. In this second DVD in a series, Bob Kato demonstrates with gouache step-by-step how to paint the human head using value. He shows how to develop a painting in stages, and through this process discusses gesture, form, depth, perspective, proportion as well as light and shadow. In this lecture, Bob works from life and invents characters using a basic set of guidelines and strategies.
Proportion
Light and Shadow
Materials and Set-up
Lay-in steps
01: Introduction
02: Proportion Review
03: Shading Review
04: Materials
05: Painting Basic Shapes
06: Painting from Observation 1
07: Painting from Observation 2
08: Painting from Imagination
09: Closing
The ability to draw and paint the human head is a fundamental skill that all artists should have. In this third DVD in a series, Bob Kato demonstrates with gouache step-by-step how to paint the human head in color. He shows how to develop a color painting in stages, and through this process discusses gesture, form, depth, perspective, proportion as well as light and shadow. In this lecture, Bob works from life and invents characters using a basic set of guidelines and strategies.
Materials and Set-up
Light and Shadow
Value and Color Lay-in
Light and Character Invention
01: Introduction
02: Materials
03: Mixing Color
04: Painting on Toned Paper
05: Painting on Board
06: Painting Darker Skin Tones
07: Red-Faced Character
08: Closing
This video was added to our catalog on November 04, 2005 in Arts & Crafts::Drawing and Arts & Crafts::Painting: Misc.
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A great lesson for the beginner, Kato describes his process in great detail. As a former I appreciated his constant monologue and knowledge. He really packed a ton of info into this well-produced DVD. Highly recommended.
I really liked this one. He goes through head after head while he talks, it's the best art technique lecture I've ever experienced.
Excellent video and excellent advice from Bob Kato about drawing and painting a male protrait.
Excellent drawing instruction. Easy to follow and to do my own drawing. Lots of examples. I plan to rent this DVD again.
What an outstanding presentation; Bob Kato has to be one of the best in the field! His careful instruction is well received and his sense of humor makes for an exciting drawing adventure. I highly recommend this video to anyone who has an interest in learning the art of drawing. It's easy to follow and Bob's momentum and clarity in teaching offer true inspiration to its viewers!
Pros: Skillful demonstrations with many helpful ideas along the way. Video quality was very good with a nice menu system. Bob Kato is a good teacher that can communicate his thoughts clearly and encouragingly. A nice bit of bonus material as well.
Cons: A little too much repetition, both verbally and pictorially. I felt like more ideas and tips could have easily been included in the given running time of the DVD. All of the heads that were shown/drawn were basically caricatures of old, wrinkly, men that looked like they had just woken up. Good for a few demos but one or two realistic heads and maybe a small variety of facial expressions would have been helpful. Several times throughout the video you could tell that Bob's audio commentary didn't know what his video demos were going to do next. The audio was poorly recorded with popping "p"s all along.
Summary: In spite of the cons, I'd recommend it to others for the good things it had to offer. I'm glad to have been able to rent instead of purchase as a single viewing seems to have been sufficient for absorbing the lessons presented.
