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Portrait Drawing in Charocal
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(21 ratings)
117 students

Portrait Drawing in Charocal

draw an expressive portrait in charcoal
Created bySiobhan Twomey
Last updated 7/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to work with charcoal to draw a portrait
  • You'll learn to draw with an intuitive approach when it comes to portrait drawing
  • You will learn to draw a portrait from observation instead of from a template
  • You'll learn how to identify the important landmarks of the face
  • You will learn a new approach to Portrait Drawing

Course content

4 sections • 9 lectures • 49m total length

  • Introduction1:47

    Learn to draw expressive portraits in charcoal through a step by step process with a photo reference. Transform messy marks into a polished artwork and unlock your unique drawing language.

  • Materials for this Course4:23

    Discover charcoal drawing materials, from willow charcoal and compressed charcoal to a charcoal pencil, plus kneaded eraser and newsprint. Practice marks, tones, and standing versus sitting postures to express energy.

  • Important Landmarks of the Face5:46

Requirements

  • This is an intermediary course for artists who want to develop a loose and dynamic style of drawing. If you are a complete beginner to drawing, check out my Foundations of Drawing course first!

Description

In this short, focused course you will learn how to draw a dynamic and expressive portrait in charcoal. Follow me step by step through the process of drawing one portrait, and together we will explore the creative, expressive qualities of charcoal: from the rough, basic block-in phase through to the final finished art work.

You'll also learn how this way of drawing is the key to unlocking your own unique drawing voice, and your own drawing language.

Through careful observation, you'll learn how to naturally and intuitively find the landmarks of the face, and be able to draw them easily, without complex construction or detailed measuring. Eventually this method allows you to draw freely and responsively.

An expressive portrait can be a striking and powerful artwork. It allows you to weave your own impressions of a person into a drawing that fully represents the subject.

If you've ever wanted to learn to draw faces or portraits, in a way that is natural, easy and leaves room for your own creative expression, then this course is for you!

Plus, it's fun! :) It's great to get messy with charcoal and draw with the FREEDOM of not having to make a photo-quality image. I hope you join me today :)


Who this course is for:

  • This course is for anyone who feels stuck in their drawing practice
  • This is for artists and creatives who want to learn to be more dynamic in their work
  • This is for anyone interested in Figure Drawing who wants to learn how to do expressive portrait drawing

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