Portrait Drawing The Smart Way: Introduction and Materials

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Lesson Description

An introduction to "Portrait Drawing The Smart Way" and a look at the materials that will be used throughout the course.

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Course Curriculum

Lesson 1: Introduction and Materials (4:35)Lesson 2: The Skull - Frontal View (20:31)Lesson 3: The Skull - Profile View (13:40)Lesson 4: Basic Facial Proportions (14:31)Lesson 5: The Planes of the Face (30:08)Lesson 6: The Eye - Frontal View (31:45)Lesson 7: The Eye - Profile View (20:35)Lesson 8: The Nose - Frontal View (15:00)Lesson 9: The Nose - Profile View (13:12)Lesson 10: The Mouth and Teeth (19:56)Lesson 11: The Ear (15:12)Lesson 12: Hair (14:50)Lesson 13: Grid Drawing - Part 1 (10:39)Lesson 14: Grid Drawing - Part 2 (15:56)Lesson 15: Grid Drawing - Part 3 (14:34)Lesson 16: Triangular Grid - Part 1 (8:38)Lesson 17: Triangular Grid - Part 2 (15:36)Lesson 18: Triangular Grid - Part 3 (13:19)Lesson 19: Conclusion (3:42)

Lesson Discussion

  2. Hi Matt I’m looking forward to this as it coincides with the yearly program in the local art group.

    If they do not see this I’m well ahead.

  3. I’ve got a few more modules of secret to drawing course and I’m next going onto this one as it feels a natural progression for me from the end of secrets to drawing and I’m looking forward to this 😁
    Then coloured pencil and then pencil landscapes.
    Thank you so much again Matt for these awesome courses and the whole site as I’m going to follow the live Lessons too,so much to do on here which excites me a lot,I’ve not got a full passion for art 🎨 tc xx

    • Hi Cent, The download links are working properly. Be sure that you are downloading from the “SD”, “HD”, or “mobile” options – not the “original file”.

  7. Matt. I joined the drawing group on Facebook and they are way ahead of me. I needed this to bring me up to date. My downloads are working fine.
    Ken

  8. im so happy too be a member … thank you much ,, your work in gods eyes is fulfilled giving us whom do not have the proper income too fill our dreams . i have disabilities and this is trauma healing for me.. Thanks so much Matt!//

  9. I just want to say thank you Matt. I can honestly say I could never draw anything untill I came across your drawing courses. I went straight into your coloured pencil course and haven’t looked back since . I want to be able to draw a portrait of my late mother which has led me onto this course. Once again thanks Matt, you have given me my confidence and faith in myself and yes! I can honestly say, I can now draw without feeling I can’t (if that makes sense)..xxx

  10. Hi Matt! Just to let you know that my first experience with the download links of Modules 1 and 2 worked just fine. I love your art work. Thank you for sharing your artistic knowledge with me.

  12. Matt, although this course is for general purposes, how do you compensate for the proportions of a newborn, small baby, young child or the elderly? I love drawing people but I can’t seem to get the facial proportions right or the wrinkles of the face on an elderly person. Can you help me? Is there a course for this? Thanks in advance!

  19. Pleeeeaaaaassssseeeee can you replace the slides with an actual person talking, I just get so bored with somebody teaching by reading verbatim of a slide and at such a slow speed. Seems that your later videos in other courses you do away with so many slides and we see you talking to us which is a great connection. If you’re going to use slides then can I suggest that you only show bullet points whilst you talk over and expand on those, it would make these slide lessons so much more interesting.

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