I’m teaching this class to share my process with you so you can learn the drawing secret it has taken me years to discover: the most beautiful drawings are often the most simple drawings.

What You'll Learn

In this class I'll teach you how to get started drawing your own beautiful life-like pencil portraits. We'll cover: 

• Materials. Which materials and references will make for the best portraits. 

• Basic Sketching. How to compose your basic sketch through gesture and accurate proportions.

• Planes. How to understand light and shade on the planes of the face.

• Features and Forms. How to structure the forms of your subject's eyes, nose, mouth, and hair. 

• Finishing Touches. How to capture those finishing details that will really make your portrait special.