Showing posts with label portraits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portraits. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Tutorials for Realistic Pencil Portraits

If you have been following my blog, you'll notice that I had a sudden urge to dabble in portraits. I've been trying to draw portraits and caricatures for a while but they usually look a little too flat. So I decided to look for resources to learn to draw more realistic portraits. I love sketching with pencils and I was really amazed by some of the realistic looking portraits one could create using just pencils so I decided that was the medium I was going to go after.

After wading through different links/videos/resources and searching for a variety of portrait classes, I finally found one that "clicked." Check out the links below for the beginners and advanced version of the course:

The beginner's version is great for those who haven't tried portraits before. If you have already sketches a few portraits before and want to improve your technique, go for the advanced version. Both versions include step by step instructions with photos and exercises to practice the skills you've learnt. 

Monday, June 21, 2010

Portraits on Wave - Week 2

Week Two of Portraits on Wave has started. Check out the wave for more details:



If you can't view the embedded wave, use this link to access Portraits on Wave.

Join the ArtisticWaves group if you would like to participate in the online class.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Portraits on Wave - Week 1

Portraits on Wave has started and you can view the course work and assignments for week one below:



If you can't view the embedded wave, use this link to access Portraits on Wave.

Join the ArtisticWaves group if you would like to participate in the online class.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Portraits on Wave - Course Outline

Here's the course outline for the 6 week Portraits on Wave session:

  • Anatomy of the Human Head
    • Proportions of a "Normal" Head
  • Striking the Arabesque
    • Using Grids
    • Lightbox method
    • Eyeballing method
  • Mastering the Features
    • Eyes
    • Nose
    • Ears
    • Mouth
    • Hair
  • Putting it all together
  • Adding Color
  • Frontal View vs 3/4 View
  • Analyzing your work
    • Placement of features
    • Values

To access the course, join the ArtisticWaves group and bookmark the Portraits on Wave link.

We use Google Wave to host the discussions. If you are new to Google Wave, please check out this cheatsheet [PDF].

To participate in the class, all you need to know is how to reply/comment on the waves (see page 4 of the cheatsheet) and how to upload your pics.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

New Online Class: Portraits on Wave

The votes are in and the winning class is Portraits on Wave!

Class starts on June 14 and ends on July 23 (6 weeks).

Watch the wave embedded below for course outline and other details. If you can't comment on the wave below, check if you are a member of the ArtisticWaves group.