Skillshare - Beginners Guide To Portrait Drawing

art materials and how to use the properly
how to draw face features
basic face proportion
how to draw a portrait from the reference
Art materials and how to use them properly. This is a very important step before you dive into any project. Take your time and experiment with your art materials. In this class I shared with you many ways of using the graphite pencils, the right way to hold your pencil, how to get varieties of shades with one pencil, how to use the erasers and the varieties of erasers. In order to improve, you have to really get to know the materials you are using and to have the complete control over the materials you are using and we will get to that stage in this class.
How to draw face features. This is something very difficult for beginners. In this class we are going to go through some very basic steps on how to sketch, draw and shade face features. You will get a better understanding of each and every one of them and you will learn how to sketch different fors of noses, lips, eyes, face shapes, etc.
Basic face proportion. A lot of beginners are having trouble with this and they are mostly petrified when they try drawing the face so in this class we are going to work on that fear, getting rid of it, understanding the basic face proportion, how you can tweak it and correct it as you go and realizing the simplicitu of it and that there is no reason to be stuck, scared or to block yourself when it comes to drawing basic face proportion.
How to draw a portrait from the reference. Getting the likeness of your drawing and the reference is something most people are having some trouble with, so in this class we are going to go through various ways on how you can improve your sketching skills and getting the likeness of your drawing that you prefer. We would also go through the shading process and some finishing touches which can also improve your drawing skills.
Start Creating. I would like to encourage you to start creating today! Engage with other students, share your work with the students all around the world since we all have the same goal here, so start being confident in yourself and share your creativity with the world.
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