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Portrait Drawing

Learn to Create your Art within 6-8 hours.

Every person’s face is different — even identical twins. The combinations and possibilities of portraits are endless and provide ever-changing subjects for artwork. Take a course to enhance your skills at drawing portraits.

Your first step will be to closely study a selection of unique facial structure. The portrait-drawing subjects may have square-, oval-, heart-, or round-shaped heads. No two will be exactly the same. Observe the specific features of each face when planning to draw your portrait. Eyes can be anything from round to almond; noses can range from bulbous to button; mouths may appear anywhere from full to thin; and curves of ears are distinctive to each portrait subject. Practice sketching a variety of features by themselves to gain the experience you need to complete a portrait drawing.

Delve into realistic representation of your subjects. Observe the shapes and lines that make the visage unique. The beauty lies in the details — freckles, wrinkles, and scars will help you draw a rich portrait.

Experiment with different mediums and their accompanying tools to achieve distinct styles of drawing portraits. Use charcoal sticks or charcoal pencils to lightly sketch and plan the outline and shapes. Try pencil for finer details, such as strands of hair in the portrait. Go over your sketched outlines with pen and ink to finalize a portrait.

Learn to draw your subject in different positions and from a variety of angles. As you hone your portrait-drawing abilities through instruction and practice, you will be able to draw portraits with enhancements like light and shadow. Experiment with placing a light source in several different spots around your subject, taking note of what parts of the face are illuminated and what falls into shadow. With a pencil, hatch, crosshatch, shade, or stipple the light and dark parts of the portrait.

To register your interest, please use our interest registration form and we will touch base with you within 1-2 business days.