Portrait Drawing

Learn to Draw Realistic Faces with Pencils

What you'll learn

Drawing pencil portraits on toned paper.

Drawing pencil portraits on white paper.

Composition in art.

Contrast, values, and shadows in art.

Mark making techniques.

How to create space in art.

Outlining faces with different methods.

How to create drama in a realistic drawing.

Hatching and cross-hatching techniques.

What tangents are and how to avoid them.

How to break parallels in art.

The basics of a proportional divider.

The advantages of toned paper.

Requirements

Basic knowledge about drawing.

Description

Join me now on a terrific adventure!Are you under the impression that you need talent to learn how to draw? Well, if that's the case, I hate to be the messenger but you're wrong!Wait! Don't click away yet! I wasn't trying to insult you!The truth is: Anyone can learn how to draw. It's a skill. And with the right techniques, you can learn how to draw too.In this extensive drawing course, several recorded drawings will be shown from start to finish. It includes both pencil drawings on white paper as on grey paper.But that's not all! You will also become more familiar with theory about art. And let me tell you, it is extremely fascinating! From shading and contrast to composition and mark making techniques, this course includes many useful methods and much valuable knowledge you can take with you on your journey to becoming a better artist. I've also included links to some eBooks you'll get for free with the course.Additionally, to make sure that you keep being entertained, I dressed up like an idiot and added a number of humorous videos in there to make you think about some controversial topics in regard to art.I promise you that you will learn a lot, that you will discover new things, hear about things you have never considered before, and that, if you do the assignments and follow along, you will leave this course as a better artist.Art lasts forever!

Overview

Section 1: Values

Lecture 1 Intro

Lecture 2 Values

Lecture 3 Form and Cast Shadows

Lecture 4 Shadows on the Human Head

Lecture 5 Shadows on the Human Body

Section 2: A Live Drawing

Lecture 6 The Outline

Lecture 7 Light Shadows on the Face

Lecture 8 Drawing the Eyes

Lecture 9 Other Facial Features

Lecture 10 Starting to Draw the Hair

Lecture 11 Hair, Hair, and More Hair

Lecture 12 Correcting the Hands

Lecture 13 The Other Side of the Hair

Lecture 14 Artist's Block

Lecture 15 Ebook: Faces with Realistic Pencil Sketches

Section 3: Space in Art

Lecture 16 Why We Create Space

Lecture 17 Different Ways to Create Space

Lecture 18 Famous Paintings with Space

Lecture 19 Using Four Art Concepts to Create Interesting Art

Lecture 20 How to Use Negative Space to Outline a Drawing

Lecture 21 Varied Values for Drama

Lecture 22 The Rule of Odds

Section 4: Live Drawing

Lecture 23 The Outline

Lecture 24 Skin Tones

Lecture 25 More Grey Shadows

Lecture 26 The Left Eye

Lecture 27 The Ear

Lecture 28 The Right Eye

Lecture 29 Starting the Beard

Lecture 30 Finishing the Beard

Lecture 31 The Hair and the Hat

Lecture 32 The Neck Area

Lecture 33 The Jacket

Lecture 34 The Finishing Touches

Section 5: More Thoughts

Lecture 35 More Portraits of Men

Lecture 36 Zoom Call about Art Business

Lecture 37 Ebook: Men with Realistic Pencil Sketches

Section 6: Mark Making

Lecture 38 Drawing a Pretty Woman

Lecture 39 The Definition of Mark Making

Lecture 40 Mark Making Techniques

Lecture 41 Impasto

Lecture 42 Hatching in the Right Direction

Section 7: Live Drawing

Lecture 43 Outlining the Face

Lecture 44 The First Shadows and Details

Lecture 45 The First Eye

Lecture 46 The Second Eye

Lecture 47 Shadows on the Face

Lecture 48 Drawing the Nose

Lecture 49 Drawing the Ex Girlfriend

Lecture 50 Drawing the Lips

Lecture 51 Starting the Clothes

Lecture 52 Beginning to Draw the Hair

Lecture 53 The Left Side of the Hair

Lecture 54 The Top of the Hair

Lecture 55 Finishing the Drawing

Section 8: Other Thoughts about the Drawing

Lecture 56 Summary of the Tutorial

Lecture 57 Does Going to Art College Make You a True Artist?

Lecture 58 Ebook: Faces with Realistic Pencil Sketches-2

Section 9: Overlapping Objects

Lecture 59 Having a Gift

Lecture 60 Tangents

Lecture 61 Creating the Foreground and Background

Lecture 62 Line Weight

Lecture 63 Breaking Parallels

Lecture 64 Proportional Dividers

Lecture 65 Reasons to Draw on Toned Paper

Section 10: The Drawing

Lecture 66 The Outline

Lecture 67 The First Eye

Lecture 68 The Nose Area

Lecture 69 How Much Is Too Much?

Lecture 70 The Second Eye

Lecture 71 Drawing the Lips

Lecture 72 Highlights on the Face

Lecture 73 Starting the Hair

Lecture 74 Finishing the Left Side of the Hair

Lecture 75 The Neck and Other Side of the Hair

Lecture 76 Finishing the Right Side of the Hair

Section 11: Reflection

Lecture 77 Some Points to Ponder

Lecture 78 Quotes from Artists

Section 12: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 79 Bonus Lecture

Anyone who wants to learn more about art.,People who are interested in art theory such as composition, contrast, and mark making techniques.,Anyone willing to observe and learn how to draw realistic pencil portraits.,Art enthusiasts.