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3 easy and creative steps to start drawing portraits TODAY!

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Overview

Hello creative people,

Whether I make drawings for clients, or for personal projects I always try to make my work efficient and the final result a great looking drawing. How do I do it? With lots and lots of practice done beforehand.

In this class, you'll go behind-the-scenes as I share my process of figure drawing and portraits. From introducing you to 3 basic principles of sketching portraits to hand postures and finally the actual drawing, I’ll provide you with helpful tips for better understanding of shapes and lines. All for one purpose – to get better at your craft of line making and making portraits.  

So, keep on sketching and...

Create a strong foundation for your drawing process and from there make art that your friends and family would love to see on their walls.

  • Gather up materials such as pencils and sketchbooks. Set up your workplace and start drawing.
  • Make simple exercises described in the videos.
  • Experiment with different views.
  • See how the individual forms fit into a whole shape.
  • Use simple lines to describe these shapes.

Start making drawings with confidence of a professional draughtsman.

Creating something out of nothing is a very satisfying and in time you’ll achieve more and more confidence in your artistic process. In this course we’ll cover much of drawing portraits and split it up to easy to follow steps that can only benefit your drawing skills for graphic design and illustration.

Syllabus

  • Introduction to drawing portraits
  • class materials and creativity
  • Step 01 - What is the Loomis method
  • Step 01 - drawing the head with Loomis method
  • Step 01 - using different angles in your drawings
  • Step 02 - let's talk about the human skull
  • Step 02 - main bones of the skull
  • Step 03 - main features of the face - nose and mouth
  • Step 03 - main features of the face - eyes and ears
  • 010 Drawing demo
  • Class overview and student projects
  • Digital drawing part 01
  • Digital drawing part 02

Taught by

Milan Glozić

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