Select 3 reference photos to sketch from, preferably ones showing different angles of the face to vary your practice. Pick one photo where the whole of your subject's face is showing, one in 3/4 view (where the subject is facing a little off to the side), and a third in profile. Keep your portaits fairly small, no larger than 5 inches or 13 cm in width/height.

Resources:

I've prepared a collection of beautiful, black and white, royalty-free photos on Unsplash.com: https://unsplash.com/collections/Eps4lklJuAI/portrait-drawing
Here you'll find most of the photos I'm demonstrating with throughout the class. But you can practice with any photos you want. A great tip is to search for black and white portraits on Pinterest and create your own board with favorite reference photos!

Good luck and have fun with the exercise!

Dandi CSilva

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