Head Drawing Fundamentals Made Simple (Udemy.com)

This portrait drawing course will teach you how to draw beautiful, realistic portraits that capture the subject's likeness.

What makes this course unique from all the others out there is how it breaks down the complex topic of portrait drawing into manageable concepts and step-by-step exercises. Using the Loomis Method — the same head-construction system used by professional illustrators and animators — you'll learn to break any head down into simple, accurate shapes.  

You'll begin by learning simple concepts and practicing basic drawing exercises. As your hand dexterity and understanding improve, the lessons will gradually increase in difficulty until, by the end of the course, you will have drawn your very own realistic portrait. Even if you are a beginner with no drawing experience, you'll find the lessons and exercises easy to understand and enjoyable, while still learning critical drawing skills.  

Key things you will learn:

• How to simplify the head into basic shapes so you can draw it more easily

• How to draw the head from different angles to create more dynamic portraits

• How to draw the planes of the head in order to create a three-dimensional effect

• Understanding the rules of lighting in order to make your drawing look realistic 

• Understanding the basic anatomy of each of the facial features so you can draw them better

• A simple step-by-step process for drawing a realistic portrait from start to finish

• And a whole lot more!

COURSE BONUSES:

• Reference photos and high-resolution scans of all finished drawings

Course Overview

This course is divided into 5 sections. 

The first section is going to primarily focus on how to draw the head freehand. You'll learn about the very powerful Loomis Method and how to use it to draw a simplified head in the front, 3/4, and side view. 

Then we'll learn how to draw this same head and neck in more dynamic angles, like the front view tilted down and up and the 3/4 view tilted down and up. This will help you understand how the head is affected by perspective and allow you to tackle many different portrait positions. 

Next, you'll learn about the proportions of the head and features and how to place them on the face. This knowledge will become very useful in the next section, where we'll build upon the Loomis Method to construct a more three-dimensional head. 

Again, we'll cover all the different angles like the front, 3/4, and side view. As well as the more dynamic positions. 

OK, by now, you should be pretty comfortable with the overall structure of the head, and in the third section, we'll cover the fundamentals of realistic shading. You'll learn about the 5 Elements of Shading and how to combine them to create a three-dimensional look. And you'll also learn about the 4 Different Types of Edges and the Rules of Realism and how to use them to add interest to your drawings. Then we'll combine all these concepts and techniques in a drawing exercise. 

Now, all these shading skills you've just learned will become very useful in the fourth section, where you'll learn to draw each of the facial features. 

First, you're going to learn about the anatomy of the feature and point out little tips and details that you need to pay attention to. Then we'll apply everything we've just learned in a step-by-step drawing exercise. You'll see how to take the drawing from a basic lay-in all the way to a complete realistic finish. 

And we're going to do this for all the features: eye, nose, lips, ear, and hair. 

Finally, in the fifth section, once you're comfortable with drawing all the features, we'll combine everything together and draw a complete portrait from start to finish. Even at this stage, you'll be learning some new techniques like how to use Triangulation to keep your lay-in accurate, how to accentuate the shadow to make the portrait more dramatic, how to stylize your drawing to add more interest, and so on. 

Who Is This Course For?

As the name suggests, this course is very beginner-friendly. I designed it to help beginning artists learn portrait drawing as quickly and effectively as possible. 

We start out by developing the simplest skills first and then gradually add on to them so that you don't feel overwhelmed. All the concepts and techniques are thoroughly explained, and I never just assume any knowledge on the part of the student. 

Also, I know that drawing free-hand can be a bit challenging for some beginners, so in some of the drawing exercises, I offer additional approaches that you can use as a guide. 

So, yeah, if you're a beginning artist who wants to learn portraiture, then this course is definitely for you. On the other hand, if you're an intermediate to advanced portrait drawing artist, then this course is probably not for you. 

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