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
How the Learning Works
Watch video lessons at your own pace
Complete assignments and reinforce your skills
Gain knowledge and build your portfolio
Who Is This Course For
Artists with basic drawing skills
Graduates of the Figure Drawing Middle and Figure of Man course
Concept artists, illustrators, comic book authors who need a solid foundation in drawing portraits
Those who want to implement their own creative project in CG or a related field
Course Instructors
12 courses
Rinat Khabirov
Concept artist
Instructor works
20 courses
Anastasiya Patrina
2D artist (illustrator)
Instructor works
Student Works
What Students Say
Anna Ivanova
Egorenkov Dmitry
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
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