Creating realistic portraits with coloured pencils can seem daunting. There are so many individual skills to master, from creating smooth and vibrant skin to soft and detailed hair. I want to show you step by step everything you need to know to create really stunning portraits.

I'll show the key materials you'll need as well as the basic techniques. From there, I will demonstrate the full process of drawing a portrait from selecting a reference photo, to creating a sketch and finally building up the colour.

In this class, I will show you:

The basic materials every coloured pencil artist needs
The fundamental techniques I use in every portrait - both for drawing skin and hair
An in-depth process from beginning to end
How to create accurate sketches and transform them into finished drawings

Although this is an advanced class, I definitely encourage all levels to have a go. Once we've practiced the techniques, we can apply them to an actual portrait as the class project. But remember: The goal of this course is to help you draw any portrait - the skills are always the same!

Jenny Ruth

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