
Learn about the types of pencils, from 6H to 8B, and how harder H pencils and softer B pencils create shading and textures for portraits.
Gather 3b, 4b, 7b, and 8b pencils, an eraser, and drawing paper to outline, refine eyes, nose, and mouth, shade skin tones, and complete your imaginary portrait.
Shade the nose to build 3d depth from a 2d form, using the same pencil as for the eye and emphasizing skin texture, dark shadows, and light highlights for realism.
Practice shading the lips and mouth with a single pencil, using vertical strokes to reveal lip texture, depth, and the inner shadows where the lips meet.
Learn to shade the human face using highlights, mid-tones, and shadows with seven b pencils, building texture and a three-dimensional portrait step by step.
Create the final portrait of a nice, gentle man, highlighting the head shape, forehead, eye details, nose, chin, and the neck he's wearing for a complete depiction.
In this course you'll master the simple tricks you need to draw imaginative human figure like an expert. This course will guide you on how you can start drawing with just rough outlines and fine tune them into sleek and unblemished ones. You’ll also learn the basic techniques you can master to shade outlines and turn them in real life looking art. I will take you through the various shading methods and how to shade the various areas of the skin texture and skin tones. This is a beginner to advanced crash course on the simple steps needed to draw any human portrait without expensive materials.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS COURSE.
Types of pencils and their most suitable uses
How to draw any imaginary figure
Starting with a rough outline of portrait.
Guides needed in drawing the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, cheek, chin and shoulder
Guides needed to fine tune the rough outlines into fine smooth ones
Where to place the neck and head shape
How to draw the shoulders and give him an attire
Everything you’ll need to shade every of the figure
The various stages in shading
The types of pencils for each shading section of the figure
At the end of this course you’ll be able to draw any imaginary human portrait with just a pencil and a piece of paper without materials.