Portrait Drawing Art
Learn Portrait Drawing with Clear Steps and Creative Techniques
What you'll learn
- Learn the basics and methods of portrait drawing
- Draw the eye and nose with geometric shapes
- Draw the mouth, hair, eyebrows and ear
- Draw a face in three simple ways
- Apply the Loomis method to draw a face
- Draw the eye, mouth and nose in a professional way
- Draw male and female portraits
- Draw a side profile portrait
About this course
This course teaches the art of portrait drawing, which means drawing faces realistically with clear steps and simple techniques. It starts with the world of portraits, the basics and the different simplified methods, then you draw the eye and the nose using geometric shapes, followed by the mouth, hair, eyebrows and ear. After that you learn to draw a face in three simple ways and apply the Loomis method to draw the face. Then you move on to a professional approach, drawing the eye, mouth and nose in finer detail, drawing a male portrait and a female portrait with the Loomis method, and learning the side profile portrait, with downloadable extras. The course suits beginners and anyone who enjoys pencil drawing and wants to learn how to draw faces from scratch. It needs no talent or previous experience, because every lesson explains the steps through hands-on practice. By the end you will be able to draw facial features in proportion and complete portraits from different angles with more confidence. The course relies on simple explanations and step by step practice, and you can practice each lesson with paper and pencil so your skill improves over time.
Expected outcomes
- Develop your skills in portrait drawing clearly and realistically.
- Acquire the ability to draw faces from multiple angles and styles.
- Increase your confidence in your artistic and creative expression through drawing.
- Learn to apply professional methods for portrait drawing like the artist Loomis.
- Be capable of drawing refined and realistic portraits of various characters.
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Course content
1Portrait Drawing Art
13 lectures
- Discover the World of Portraiture – Introductory OverviewIntroduces the pencil portrait drawing course for beginners and professionals: drawing eyes, nose, mouth and hair with geometric shapes, the academic Loomis method, anime characters, and techniques such as light, shadow and lighting direction.2:41
- Basics and Techniques of Portrait Drawing – Various and Simplified MethodsExplains three drawing methods: geometric shapes with a step-by-step eye example, the grid method for copying and enlarging an image, and simplified freehand drawing, then picks geometric shapes as the beginner's foundation.7:20
- Explaining Eye and Nose Drawing Using Geometric ShapesExplains drawing the eye and nose with geometric shapes: pupil, eyelid, lash lines and light shading, then the nose built from circles including a hooked nose, with advice to practice daily to reach a professional level.11:57
- How to Draw the MouthExplains drawing the mouth with circles whose sizes change with lip thickness, then shading and blending lines to show light and shadow, with tips for choosing a good reference photo: a clear angle, good lighting and no filters.6:57
- How to Draw HairExplains shading hair and drawing it strand by strand, from a ponytail to a braid and curly hair, blending hard lines into the shading, following hair direction, adding stray hairs, and reaching a professional level through steady practice.12:03
- Drawing Eyebrows and EarsExplains drawing the eyebrow hair by hair with light shading and no visible outlines, then the ear from a large and a small circle with its shading, and leads into the next lesson on facial proportions and placing features.8:50
- Drawing the Face in Three Simple WaysExplains assembling facial features into one face using three methods, dividing guide lines and placing the eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth and ears with the right distances between them, including the Loomis method that starts from a large circle.14:09
- Applying the Loomis Method for Face DrawingApplies the Loomis method to draw a face from a photo: a large circle and guide lines for the brows, eyes, nose, mouth, chin and ears, then wraps up the beginner part and introduces the professional part.10:25
- Professional Eye Drawing TechniquesExplains drawing the eye professionally, first with one pencil and then with several grades: highlights on the pupil, shading in layers to show the eye's roundness, and leaving the lashes for last so they stay crisp.18:43
- Professional Mouth and Nose Drawing TechniquesExplains drawing the nose and mouth professionally from different angles using circles, with light direction, gradual shading, blending lines and bringing out highlights, before moving on to drawing a whole person with the Loomis method.14:57
- Male Portrait Drawing Using the Loomis MethodApplies the Loomis method to a male portrait: marking a circle on the photo on a phone, transferring the guide lines for eyes, nose, mouth, ears and chin to paper, then drawing the features and shading them in several styles.21:01
- Female Portrait Drawing Using the Loomis MethodApplies the Loomis method to a female portrait: circles and intersecting lines to place the eyes, nose, mouth, brows and chin, then drawing the hair strand by strand, the neck, clothing, and the details of the eyes and lashes.18:31
- Explaining and Applying Side Portrait DrawingExplains drawing a side-view portrait with a large circle and guide axes placing the ear, nose, mouth and chin, then drawing an anime character with the Loomis method by simplifying features, with advice to practice until you create your own character.18:48
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Instructor
Artist Sara Fiala
