PORTRAIT FUNDAMENTALS: How To Sketch FACES For Beginners (Patreon)

This is my in-depth fundamentals tutorial, all about how to draw faces for beginners, using my stylised ink and watercolor technique.

So if you want all the basics to improve your portraits, you’re in the right place!! 🎉

TOPICS:

00:00 Introduction / What To Complete First / Materials / Templates

02:57 My Style & Observational Sketching

04:29 Proportion Methods

06:41 My Dot Method Process (Exercise)

24:14 Faces At Different Angles

27:30 Faces At Different Sizes (Exercise)

37:14 Facial Features & Likeness (Exercise)

55:55 Facial Expressions

58:20 Older & Younger Faces

01:04:40 Feminine VS Masculine Faces

01:06:42 How To Sketch Hair

01:08:40 Glasses & Hats

01:12:37 How To Use Watercolor (Exercise)

SUPPORT FILES: Please download the high resolution reference below as well as the template so you can easily sketch along with this tutorial.

SHARE: Post your sketches in the community group chat so we can see your work and you can comment on others sketches 🙌🏼 (Patreon ‘App’ or on PC/MAC desktop browser in the 'Community' menu).

MATERIALS: Uni-ball Eye (aka Vision) Ultra Micro 0.38mm / Princeton Aqua Elite Round 10 / Baohong Watercolor Paper 300gsm 100% Cotton 10.2”x7” / Hahnemühle Watercolour Book / Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor 16 Pan Set (Colors Used: Purple Lake / Permanent Rose/Ultramarine/Burnt Sienna/Burnt Umber/Paynes Gray) - Amazon Affilate links above earn me a tiny commission at not extra cost to you!