Create Beautiful Solid Tones, Smooth Transitions, Realistic Skin Detail and Authentic Looking Hair

What you'll learn

Fundamental realism techniques and portrait development

Practical step by step procedure to render beautiful photorealistic portraiture

Advanced Hair, skin and highlight detailing

Build familiarity with equipment, procedure and technique

Build familiarity with using a full value range

Correct pencil pressure and how to blend solid tones & smooth value transitions

Advanced shading techniques & grid method

How to layer different pencils sequentially to render beautiful value transitions & keep consistency in tone

Requirements

No prior drawing experience needed. Practical steps are shown with the beginner in mind

Basic equipment required for realism. Complete breakdown lesson included within the course

Motivation to practice and dedication to learn

Description

Drawing Photorealistic Portraits With Pencils offers a comprehensive breakdown of procedural technique and offers succinct, step by step guidance for creating stunning photorealistic portraiture. You'll get an opportunity to complete a full portrait from start to finish and learn professional methodology to take forward into your own art journey. The drawing process is divided into 10 episodes for easy digestion with each segment being narrated from start to finish. In addition to this, you'll learn.Why it's important to use a full range of values in your portrait art.Why we need to use different pencil sets to showcase a full value range, and how to layer them in sequence.How to create solid tones and super smooth gradations.How to choose great reference photos, along with tips on how to improve patience.Tips on how to make small adjustments to the final photo, ready for your gallery folder or social media post.Knowing how to utilise a full set of values is foundational for rendering photorealistic portraiture, but if you place deep black charcoal directly on top of graphite, the contrast will look too stark, so you'll learn how to layer different pencil compositions to maintain a consistency in tone and keep all values in harmony with one another.Start your personal art journey today with 'Drawing Photorealistic Portraits With Pencils'

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Class Orientation

Lecture 3 Workspace & Materials

Section 2: Tips to Make Your Portrait Pop

Lecture 4 Understanding Value & Contrast

Lecture 5 Choosing a Reference Image

Section 3: Helpful Preparation

Lecture 6 Making a Value Scale Chart

Lecture 7 Transferring Outline

Section 4: Practice Studies

Lecture 8 Rectangular Blending Practice

Lecture 9 Sphere Study

Lecture 10 Champagne Flute Study

Lecture 11 Water Drop Study

Section 5: Important Information

Lecture 12 Studying the Reference Photo

Lecture 13 Patience and Progression

Section 6: Portrait Drawing

Lecture 14 Background

Lecture 15 Hair

Lecture 16 Forehead

Lecture 17 Eyes & Nose

Lecture 18 Cheekbone & Nose

Lecture 19 Mouth & Chin

Lecture 20 Neck

Lecture 21 Jumper

Lecture 22 Final Adjustments & Detailing

Lecture 23 Image Edit to Final Photo

Beginner to experienced portrait artists interested in photorealism & hyperrealism portraiture,Artists looking to improve their skill in utilising a full value range,Anyone wanting a comprehensive step by step breakdown of technical drawing procedure,Artists looking for detailed tuition delivered succinctly