Let's Draw Faces: Self Paced Course to Draw Faces and Portraits
In this self paced course, we will break down a variety of exercises and drawing studies to help students learn to draw faces realistically and to begin to understand drawing from observation.
Miss Lia
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4.2
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What's included
5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentClass Experience
Beginner - Intermediate Level
In this class we will break down each week into various exercises and steps to help learners improve and understand realistic face and portrait drawing. We will discuss a variety of concepts relevant to realistic drawing such as basic shading techniques and understanding of light and shadow. The classes will build as we focus on drawing the individual components of the face such as eyes, nose, and mouth and will then progress to demonstrate proper placement of the features when drawing a complete face and head. We will also discuss how to begin to draw from observation and how this is helpful when drawing a portrait of a specific person such as a family member or actor, etc. The classes will be broken down week by week as follows: Week 1: Drawing Eyes Week 2: Drawing Noses and Mouth Week 3 : Drawing the Face and understanding Facial Proportions Week 4: Drawing the Face at Various Angles Week 5: Drawing from a Reference Photo
Syllabus
5 Lessons
over 5 WeeksLesson 1:
Drawing the Eyes
In this lesson we will start with a basic warm up exercise to help us practice our drawing and shading of three dimensional objects. Then we will do a drawing of two eyes and the eyebrows. 39 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
Drawing the Nose and Mouth
In this lesson we will again start with a warm up exercise for basic three dimensional drawing and shading. We will then discuss one technique for drawing and shading noses, and one technique for drawing and shading lips. We will also contemplate the variations that can occur when drawing noses and how changing proportions can change our drawing. 27 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Drawing the full face with proportions
In this lesson we will begin to explore drawing a full face and understanding facial proportions and where to place the features. 15 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
Drawing the Face at an Angle
In this lesson we will practice drawing the basic head shape when the head is facing different directions.
We will then cover how to draw the full face with all of the features when it is turned at a 3/4 angle. 18 mins of video lessons
Other Details
Supply List
Students will need basic drawing supplies such as paper, at least one 2B pencil and an eraser. If the student wishes to use multiple pencils of various levels of darkness for shading this is welcomed as well. For the final class - students will be required to print out the reference photo for our drawing.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Reviews
Self-Paced Class
$7
weekly5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks of teacher support
Choose your start date
1 year of access to the content
Completed by 16 learners
Ages: 8-14
