How to Draw Portraits - Artistic Drawing and Painting

Tools and materials for artistic drawing, especially focused on portraiture: Graphite pencils, charcoal, pastels, sanguine, white chalk, pens, markers, various types of paper, etc.

Tools and materials for artistic drawing, especially focused on portraiture: Graphite pencils, charcoal, pastels, sanguine, white chalk, pens, markers, various types of paper, etc.

In this video, I'm going to give you some basic tips for drawing portraits that can be very useful to you.

Informational Note on Course Contents and the 'Approach to Portrait' Section

The first step in creating a portrait is the blocking-in stage. In this video, I'll demonstrate various approaches I use for sketching, which although applicable to any subject, are particularly useful for portrait drawing.

In this video, I'll combine all five methods for approaching drawing to demonstrate their practical application, although you can choose to use one or several methods as you see fit. This will depend on the individual being portrayed, their pose, lighting, and of course, your comfort level with each drawing approach.

In this video, we break down the human head into simple geometric shapes to understand its morphology and achieve better proportions, based on the Andrew Loomis method.

How to adapt the morphology of the head to different positions.

How to draw a face from the front using a quadrant and a simple framework. In this class, we will learn to create a well-proportioned human face.

How to draw the human face in profile, using a simple framework and a quadrant. In this class, we will learn to easily create a well-proportioned side profile of the human face.

In this video, we will learn how to draw the human skull in two positions, in 3/4 view and in profile, for those artists who may find it useful as a method of blocking-in for the human face.

In this class, as an introduction, we will explore the evolution of the canons of the human body, and then I will explain how to fit it into a simple framework. Although it's common to draw only a head or a bust in portraiture, there are also modalities where a larger portion of the body or even the entire body of the person is represented.

Sample of a method for drawing eyes using a simple framework, from the front, in profile, and in 3/4 view.

Sample of a method for drawing mouths and lips using a simple framework that can then be adapted to each person's particular shape.

Método para dibujar la nariz a partir de un sencillo esquema, de frente, de perfil y en una postura de 3/4

Guidelines for drawing hair. There are many types of hair and hairstyles, but here I will explain a general way to understand it in order to then portray it on paper in a simple manner.

Shading in Portraiture: Basic Concepts of Light and Shadow: Light, Highlights, Cast and Form Shadows, Reflected Light, Penumbra, etc.

Here we are going to see the basic concepts of shading with lines and hatching.

In this video, we will briefly explore a method to add volume to the portrait, shading using straight lines and hatching.

In this class, we will explore 4 different ways of blending to create a portrait: using your finger, using a brush and graphite or charcoal powder, using absorbent paper (toilet or kitchen paper), and using a blending stump.

Brief Introduction to Facial Expressions, positioning facial elements on a simple framework.

In this video, we will discuss facial expressions and how to convey a specific personality or mood in our portraits.

Types and Characteristics of Backgrounds (theory applicable to both painting and drawing).

Display of some of my sketchbooks dedicated to portraiture.

Practice to improve quickly in portraiture: 100 Faces Challenge

Quick real-time portrait practice

Quick real-time portrait practice in less than 10 minutes, with an ink pen.

As a summary of many of the course contents, I demonstrate the process of drawing a portrait from the sketch to the details, going through the entire shading process with pencil and graphite powder.

Display of my step-by-step process for painting a portrait with watercolors, from the initial pencil sketch to the detailed layers of color.

Here I am going to give you some general guidelines on how to paint an oil painting in a generic way.

My step-by-step process for painting a color portrait with acrylics, from the initial pencil sketch to the detailed finish.

Conclusion of the course, final advice, and contact information
Credits:
Content creation, recording, and video editing: Domingo Pino
Translation: Liliana Chernin
Music: Nathan Wills/Bensound