This course will show you practical and very useful exercises in different ways of building a portrait drawing. The varieties of the strokes that give the expression of the model. The fundamental knowledge of the characteristics of the light will open you the door to the 3-dimensional creation. No matter the texture you use through this principle, you will be able to make it look 3-dimensional. You will learn about the different kinds of pencils and how to use them.
You will learn why it is important to adopt the right habit during drawing, how to transfer the reference photo and the materials used, and the characteristics of the light and how it embraces the form. Also, you will learn how to create and grade shading, the three-building elements and the 10 varieties of them in portrait drawing, how to apply the principle of light on them, and why the reference photo is good or bad.
You will learn 3 very important things that a practitioner in art must-have for a strong and unshakable foundation.
I´ve prepared 10 examples of building the portrait from the same reference photo with a pencil. In these 10 examples, I will show you 10 textures using different kinds of strokes and how to evoke these strokes into 3-dimensional appearance. Beginning with the classical way to the complicated geometric forms.