FUNDAMENTALS: How To Sketch The Face In 4 Steps | Basic Fundamentals For Beginners (Patreon)

This fundamentals lesson will show you how to sketch portraits using my line and wash sketching technique. Starting with the basic theory first, we'll then go on to step by step exercises for sketching faces. The purpose of this lesson is to give you all the foundations you need to start sketching portraits in a loose and impressionistic way!

SUPPORT FILES: Please download the high resolution references below as well as the templates so you can easily sketch along with this tutorial. I have included extra references to practice within the .zip file attached at the bottom of the post.

SHARE: Post your sketches in the community group chat so we can see your work 🙌🏼 ('Community' menu > ‘Gallery: Share Your Sketches’).

MATERIALS: Uni-Ball Eye (aka Vision) Micro 0.5mm / Princeton Aqua Elite Round 10 / Uniball Signo White Pen /  Baohong Watercolor Paper 300gsm 100% Cotton 7’x5’ /  Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor 16 Pan Set Black & White in this set replaced by Purple Lake & Yellow Ochre. (Amazon Affiliate links above earn me a tiny commission at no extra cost to you!)

Colors Used: Permanent Rose/Cerulean Blue Hue/Burnt Sienna/Burnt Umber/Paynes Gray/Purple Lake & Yellow Ochre

LINKS RECOMMENDED TUTORIALS:

Small Faces: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109698747?collection=1658237

Front View: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123196758?collection=1658237

3/4 View: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121089630?collection=1658237

Darker Skin Tones/Side View: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-how-to-126411961

Faces At Any Age: https://www.patreon.com/posts/115584999?collection=1658237

Feminine/Masculine: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-how-to-105736725

Facial Features In-Depth: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fundamentals-how-92976793

Hair Sketching Tutorial: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-how-to-103969356

👇PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE REFERENCES AND TEMPLATE FILES BELOW👇