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Learning to Draw a Portrait From Scratch

Learn how to draw a portrait from scratch in easy stages.
10 Students
1hr
Beginner
Jackie Norman
What happens in this class?

Right from the start of a blank canvas or your paper, I will take you into an easy way to draw someone's head from scratch. Taking into consideration the head, the face shape and neck, forehead, bridge of nose and facial features and how they relate to each other. For a practice portrait or for a basis for a possible painting, this short course is perfect for the start of a beginner's journey in drawing.

When drawing a portrait head, it is important to get the basic proportions correct, because it is these which help to produce a…

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What you will learn
  • How to make a start drawing the human head
  • Guidelines to position the features of the head.
  • Differences in proportions on the head
What you will need
  • Sketching pencils of varying softness HB tom 9B
  • Eraser - a putty eraser or Derwent soft art eraser
  • Pencil sharpener or craft knife to sharpen
FAQs
Do we need any experience to be able to draw a portait?
No, this is complete beginners.
Can we draw directly from a person or do we need a photograph?
You can draw directly from a person sitting in front of you or you could use a photograph. Though a photograph is going to be more difficult because you would need to enlarge the photograph or grid it to your size of paper.
What about a person who is wearing glasses?
You would need to add them to the portrait as it is part of them. You could start off without them them add them later.

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Age Requirement

16

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