This class will teach you how to sketch pencil portraits effectively.

After taking this class, you will be able to sketch a portrait from scratch using construction and proportion correctly. You will end up with a really simple and stylish looking portrait sketch. Plus, you will go through some exercises which will help you train your hand and gain flexibility.

This class is not made to cover details, however, it will teach you how to simplify a great del.

You will learn:

Construction of the head
Head proportion and measuring
Basic shading
Hand flexibility

Some links that will help you find references: Pinterest Unsplash (royalty free) Pixabay (royalty free)

Quick timed references - just choose body parts and then heads: SketchDaily Reference Site

Some artists that I learned from: Proko, Andrew Loomis

All the materials I’ve used:

Moleskine Sketchbook

Rotring 600 Mechanical Pencil

Mono Zero Eraser

Books which helped me a great deal:

Drawing The Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis

Drawing Light and Shade by Giovanni Civardi

Music from: Epidemic Sound

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