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Portrait sketching

A portrait of a person is one of the most popular and interesting genres in the visual arts. It is portraits that most accurately convey emotions, moo

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About the Course

A portrait of a person is one of the most popular and interesting genres in the visual arts. It is portraits that most accurately convey emotions, mood, and character of a person. But to create expressive portraits, you need a solid understanding of anatomy, structure, and facial plastics. Having mastered the basics, you will be able to draw portraits from nature and imagination, apply stylization and come up with characters' images, draw your favorite rock stars, friends, and even random passengers on the subway.

What You Will Learn

To see the plasticity and relationships in a person's portrait
To think about the subject of the image in volume and space
To work with the main anatomical and constructive masses in a portrait
To stylize and interpret nature
To draw a portrait from different angles

How the Learning Works

01

Watch the lecture and complete the assignment

02

Get feedback from instructor and make revisions

03

Gain knowledge and build your portfolio

Who Is This Course For

1

Artists with basic drawing skills

2

Graduates of the Figure Drawing Middle and Figure of Man course

3

Concept artists, illustrators, comic book authors who need a solid foundation in drawing portraits

4

Those who want to implement their own creative project in CG or a related field

Course Instructors

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Student Works

What Students Say

Анна Иванова

Егоренков Дмитрий

Юлия Некрасова

Христина Таймухина

Иван Скрынников

Юлия Феоктистова

Мария Докучаева

Анна Кузнецова

Юлия Кардонова

Григорий Капица

Черепанов Никита

Course Program

Theory
  • Black-and-white modeling of the head shape
  • Types of lighting in a portrait
  • Proportions of the skull and face
  • Examples of different graphical approaches in portrait drawing
  • Facial muscles and emotions
  • Working with references
  • The stages of a constructive approach in drawing a head
  • Plasticity and rhythm in a portrait
Practice
  • Warm-up exercises for line training
  • Stumping of the skull: front, profile, 3/4
  • Head stump: front, profile, 3/4
  • Drawing stumpy skulls from free angles based on references
  • Drawing parts of the face: eyes, lips, ear, nose

Choose Your Format

Find the perfect balance between freedom and support

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Follow the program with flexibility, but in structure — with streams and feedback every week.

2 months
Start: 15.04.2026

What's included

  • Studying course material at convenient time within a week
  • Homework by deadlines
  • Weekly streams with a curator (according to schedule)
  • Feedback and interaction through streams and chats
$400$575

Cashback up to $8

Payment Methods

Russian bank card
Installment for 6 or 10 months
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Yandex Pay and Yandex Split
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Pay in parts 50/50

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