The secrets of portrait drawing are at your fingertips, bring to life stunning portraits in this beginner-friendly, step by step guide for drawing faces. You’ll learn everything from shape design to shading techniques, as well as useful shorthands for getting good proportions.

With only your basic drawing tools, I’m confident that by the end of this class you will be able to capture a solid likeness with great character and a unique touch!

Specifically, we’ll be analyzing the facial features individually, and performing some drawing exercises that will strengthen our fundamentals and equip us with the knowledge to execute on our final portrait later on.

Whether you’re brand new to drawing or a bit further along the path, if you’ve ever wanted to level up your portrait skills this class is the one for you!

The areas that will be covered include:

Simplification of the facial features
Overview of a conceptual sphere
Creating the perfect value gradient
Linear construction of the head
Structure and planes of the face
Rhythm and gesture
The hierarchy of values & edges
Techniques for creating even value

Tricia Figg

Just Be....

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