Learn how to Sketch, Shade, and add Strikingly Beautiful Details to create a Photo Realistic Portrait all in one Course!

Hey! Welcome to this Fun and Eye-opening course where you will learn ALL of the secrets to draw strikingly beautiful faces and portraits that really look like that person. My name is Sam Barroso and I am an artist based in London. I love drawing and find it very therapeutic and I'm hoping that this course can help to unlock your creativity, love, and passion for Drawing. I have carefully formulated this course so that every hands-on lesson is like a mini boot camp where you will learn EXCLUSIVE Tips and Tricks I have learned over the past 7 years drawing that will make YOU Stand Out from the crowd!

What will you learn in this course?

-You will know how to sketch from scratch using the grid method.

-You will have an understanding of how to use different materials to achieve different effects.

-You will have an understanding of what facial form is.

-You will know how to shade utilising form to produce more photorealistic drawings.

-You will understand the importance of tonal contrast and how to produce it.

-You will know how to shade a portrait, Including How to Shade: Hair, Skin, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Mouth!

-You will know the Key Mark Making Techniques and When/How to use it for detailing your drawings.

-You will know how to add striking details to a portrait, Including How to Detail: Hair, Skin, Ears, Eyes, Nose and Mouth.

-How to Take and Edit your Reference Images for your Drawings.

Are there any course requirements?

-No prior knowledge of Drawing is required - this course is geared for absolute beginners.

-You will need some equipment to follow along in this class. Don't worry, you won't need to go searching the interwebs to find these utensils, I have added links to all of the necessary & optional equipment needed below:

-More Information about these Materials and How to Use them can be found in my 'Material Breakdown' Lesson.

Recommended materials:

Paper:

Winsor & Newton Paper

Pencils:

Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm (for sketching)
Faber Castell Pencils (for shading)
Black Pencil (optional)
ImpactSketch Drawing Pencil Set (Great Budget Set)

Lead:

Derwent 0.5mm lead HB/2B

Eraser:

Blending

Additional tools:

White acrylic pen

Jessica Carpenter

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