Off the Grid: Understanding Facial Features for Freehand Portrait Drawings
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
Have you always wanted to draw realistic pencil portraits but have a hard time getting accurate proportions? Have you mastered the grid method, but want to challenge yourself to draw freehand?
Join artist and calligrapher, Ritika Sridhar, as she teaches you how to level up your portrait drawing skills with a comprehensive deep dive into facial anatomy.
Techniques you will learn:
- Selecting a reference photo
- Face anatomy
- Sketching a portrait with Andrew Loomis method
- Anatomy study of each facial features
- Drawing and shading eyes, nose, lips and ears
- Portrait shading
- Hair shading techniques
Who is the class for? There’s something for everyone! Whether you’re a newbie or a pro, you can level up your portrait sketching skills by learning face proportions and create AMAZING portraits with Ritika’s sketching methods.
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Syllabus
- Class Intro
- Class Orientation & Materials
- Choosing A Reference Photo
- Portrait Study & Measuring Tricks
- Geometric Method
- Sketching A Portrait
- Planes and Tonal Values
- Eyes: Contour Drawing
- Eyes: Shading
- Feature Study: Drawing Noses
- Feature Study: Shading Lips
- Feature Study: Sketching Ears
- Shading Details: Eyes, Nose & Cheeks
- Finalizing the Face
- Drawing Realistic Hair
- Final Thoughts
Taught by
Ritika Sridhar
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