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Realistic portrait

This course offers an in-depth study of the foundations of portrait art. During the training, you will study the anatomy of the head, improve your thr

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About the Course

This course offers an in-depth study of the foundations of portrait art. During the training, you will study the anatomy of the head, improve your three-dimensional thinking and understand how to work with tone, construct the head and model the shape of the face. You will go through all the stages – from drawing constructive heads to realistic portraits. The course includes additional lectures on composition in tattooing: you will learn how to apply the principles of composition and use space, lines, shapes and colors to create harmonious and aesthetically pleasing tattoos. Portfolio pre-approval is required.

What You Will Learn

Skill of working with the design
Skill of working with references
Skill of working with tone
Skill of modeling a portrait
Skill of correctly working with proportions

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

To artists of an intermediate level and above

2

To tattoo artists, illustrators, comic book artists and everyone who needs a portrait of a person in their work

3

To graduates of the Figure Drawing Middle or Portrait Sketching courses, as well as to those who are studying or have studied at an art school and institute

Course Instructors

Anton Korostov

10 courses

Anton Korostov

Instructor works

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
  • Anatomy of the skull: frontal bone, cranial region, facial module
  • General principles of head shaping
  • Anatomy of the skull in profile: temporal bone, parietal bones, occipital bone
  • Full-face skull: maxillary block, lower jaw, interior of eye socket
  • Composition in a tattoo, part 1: the basics
Practice
  • Drawing a skull in 3/4
  • Drawing a skull in profile
  • Drawing a skull in full face
  • Refining three camera angles or creating a general composition of skulls
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