Learn how to achieve photorealistic finishes to your portraits using graphite/graphite mix pencils.
Beginner to advanced students welcomed!
This portrait tutorial will teach you how to render your portrait to showcase a full range of beautifully rich, saturated tones, and authentic looking hair. In addition to this, I include several, small drawing studies to help build confidence and skill prior to the main class portrait itself. You'll learn how to layer different pencil compositions, and see exactly when to change, in order to maintain a consistency in tone.
The class is completed on A4 paper and will take you from outlining to completion.
Class Flow:
- Introduction
- Class orientation
- Workstation & Materials
- Understanding Value & Contrast
- Choosing a reference image
- Making a Value Scale Chart
- Transferring outline
- Rectangular Blending practice
- Sphere Study
- Champagne Flute Study
- Water Drop Study
- Studying the Reference Photo
- Patience & Progression
- Background
- Hair
- Forehead
- Eyes & Nose
- Cheekbone & Nose
- Mouth & Chin
- Neck
- Jumper
- Final Adjustments and Detailing
- Image Edit for Final Photo
- Conclusion