Daily Exercises To Improve Your Realistic Portrait Drawings

How to Draw Realistic Portraits With Pencils: Solid Tones, Smooth Transitions, Realistic Skin Detail and Authentic Hair

What you'll learn

Fundamental realism techniques and portrait development

Practical step by step procedure to render beautiful photorealistic/hyperrealistic portraits

Advanced Hair, skin and highlight detailing

Build familiarity with equipment, procedure and technique

Build familiarity with using a full value range

Improved Patience

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

How to build form and depth using pencil pressure

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

The complete course offers a comprehensive breakdown of tools and technique, and comprises 28 small, fun, manageable drawing studies, each focusing on different elements of portraiture. Divided into 8 episodes for easy digestion, each study is narrated from start to finish and provides succinct, step by step procedure for drawing photo realistic portraiture with graphite pencils. Throughout the course, students will learn…How to layer different pencil sets to showcase a full value range (Graphite, Carbon, Charcoal)How to render unbelievably smooth light & dark tonal blendsHow to create realistic skin textureAuthentic hair detailing including procedural breakdown for curly hairHyperrealistic drawing studiesHow to blend super soft baby skinOutstanding highlight detailing using the battery powered eraserHow to use the perfection eraser to render subtle blends, while creating unbelievably realistic water dropsDifferent focal effects, and so much more. Episodes include;Realism FundamentalsNoseEyeEarMouthSmileNeck and ShoulderHairThe overall objective of this course is to not only teach the techniques and knowledge required to render beautiful photorealistic portraiture, but also to instil them. Throughout the series, students get the opportunity to repeat newly learned skills until they become accustomed. Episode 1 - 'Realism Fundamentals'  covers key techniques that are important to master in order to get the most out of this course. Taking time perfecting these basic techniques will enhance your skillset and improve your course studies immensely. Each individual drawing study builds on the last and has been organised in such a way so as to further your skill set as you progress, either by introducing new tools or techniques, increasing time and so improving patience, or practicing newly learned techniques to hone skill.Completing smaller studies will not only help keep your attention focused but will also help prevent you from feeling overwhelmed, tired, and frustrated. Patience is such an important skill to master in regard to realism, and as such, has been taken into consideration throughout this course - All studies have been organised and presented in such a way so as to help improve patience.Knowing how to utilise a full set of values is foundational for rendering photorealistic portraits, but if you place deep black charcoal directly on top of graphite, the contrast will look too stark, so I’ll show you 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 'Daily Realism Drawing Exercises to Improve Your Portraits'

Overview

Section 1: Episode 1: Realism Fundamentals

Lecture 1 Class Episode Orientation

Lecture 2 Materials

Lecture 3 Making Your Own Value Scale chart

Lecture 4 Transferring Outline to Paper

Lecture 5 Pencil Pressure Practice: Single Tones & Smooth Transitions

Lecture 6 Pencil Pressure Practice: Cube

Lecture 7 Pencil Pressure Practice: Sphere

Lecture 8 Keeping Layers Smooth & Fixing Mistakes

Lecture 9 Single Tone Study: Backgrounds & Skin Tones

Lecture 10 Gradated Tone Study: Backgrounds & Skin Tones

Lecture 11 Water Drop Study: Introducing the Perfection Eraser

Lecture 12 Understanding Value & Contrast

Lecture 13 Conclusion

Section 2: Episode 2: Drawing Realistic Noses

Lecture 14 Class Episode Orientation: Nose

Lecture 15 Nose Study: Super Soft Baby Skin

Lecture 16 Nose Study: Light Tones & Freckle Detailing

Lecture 17 Nose study: Dark Tones & Skin Texture

Lecture 18 Conclusion

Section 3: Episode 3: Drawing Realistic Eyes

Lecture 19 Class Episode Orientation: Eye

Lecture 20 Eye Study: Dark to Mid Tone Blends Including Conte Charcoal Pencil

Lecture 21 Eye Study: Dark to Light Tone Blends With Hair & Skin Detail

Lecture 22 Eye Study: Light to Mid Tone Blends & Highlight detailing with Battery Eraser

Lecture 23 Conclusion

Section 4: Episode 4: Drawing Hyperrealistic Ears

Lecture 24 Class Episode Orientation: Ear

Lecture 25 Ear Study 1: Smooth Skin Blends & Fine Hair Detailing Using Mono Zero Eraser

Lecture 26 Ear Study 2.1: Hyperrealism - Base Layers

Lecture 27 Ear Study 2.2: Hyperrealism Lower Half - Stippling & Skin Texture

Lecture 28 Ear Study 2.3: Hyperrealism Upper Half- Directional Skin Patterns/Focal Effects

Lecture 29 Conclusion

Section 5: Episode 5: Drawing Photorealistic Mouths

Lecture 30 Class Episode Orientation: Mouth

Lecture 31 Mouth Study 1.1: Light to Dark Tonal Blends - Base Tones & Smooth Transitions

Lecture 32 Mouth Study 1.2: Light to Dark Tone Blends - Lip Detail

Lecture 33 Mouth Study 1.3: Light to Dark Tone Blends - Skin Detail & Highlighting

Lecture 34 Mouth Study 2.1: Mid to Dark/Smooth Charcoal Graphite Transitions/Base Layers

Lecture 35 Mouth Study 2.2: Mid to Dark/Smooth Charcoal Graphite Transitions/Final layers

Lecture 36 Mouth Study 3.1: Light to Dark Tones/Shallow Depth of Field Effect/Base Layers

Lecture 37 Mouth Study 3.2: Light to Dark Tones/Shallow Depth of Field Effect/Final Layers

Lecture 38 Conclusion

Section 6: Episode 6: Drawing Hyperrealistic Neck & Shoulder

Lecture 39 Class Episode Orientation: Neck & Shoulder

Lecture 40 Neck & Shoulder Study 1: Low Light/Mid to Dark Tones/Dark Studio Background

Lecture 41 Neck & Shoulder Study 2.1: Building Tones & Deep Shadow Work

Lecture 42 Neck & Shoulder Study 2.2: Hyper Realistic Skin Detail

Lecture 43 Neck & Shoulder Study 3.1: Dynamic Light/Shallow Depth of Field Effect/Freckles

Lecture 44 Neck & Shoulder Study 3.2: Dynamic Light/Shallow Depth of Field Effect/Freckles

Lecture 45 Conclusion

Section 7: Episode 7: Drawing Hyperrealistic Smiles

Lecture 46 Class Episode Orientation: Smile

Lecture 47 Smile Study 1.1: Dark Tones - Base Tones & Smooth Transitions

Lecture 48 Smile Study 1.2: Dark Tones - Finishing Detail & Teeth

Lecture 49 Smile Study 2.1: Light Tones - Soft Undertones & Blurry Effect

Lecture 50 Smile Study 2.2: Light Tones - Soft Finishing Detail, Teeth & Lips

Lecture 51 Smile Study 3.1: Introduction to Hyper Realism - Undertones

Lecture 52 Smile Study 3.2: Introduction to Hyper Realism - Building Value With Stippling

Lecture 53 Smile Study 3.3: Introduction to Hyper Realism - Finishing Detail, Face & Lips

Lecture 54 Smile Study 3.4: Introduction to Hyper Realism - Finishing Detail/Teeth/Tongue

Lecture 55 Conclusion

Section 8: Drawing Photo Realistic Hair

Lecture 56 Class Episode Orientation

Lecture 57 Hair Study 1.1: Wavy Brunette, Dark Tonal Range - Base Strands

Lecture 58 Hair Study 1.2: Wavy Brunette, Dark Tonal Range - Finishing Strands

Lecture 59 Hair Study 2.1: Wavy Blonde, Light Tonal Range - Base Block Tones

Lecture 60 Hair Study 2.2: Wavy Blonde, Light Tonal Range - Finishing Layers & Detail

Lecture 61 Hair Study 3.1: Background, Soft Blurry Tones

Lecture 62 Hair Study 3.2: Sharp Focused Strands

Lecture 63 Hair Study 3.3: Soft Skin Texture & Final Adjustments

Lecture 64 Hair Study 4.1: How to Build Curly Hair - Dark Base Tones & Realistic Detailing

Lecture 65 Hair Study 4.2: How to Build Curly Hair - Light Base Tones & Realistic Detailing

Lecture 66 Conclusion

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,Students looking for the opportunity to practice and hone newly learned skills by way of completing multiple drawing studies,Anyone looking to learn by completing smaller, more manageable projects,Artists looking for step by step techniques, delivered succinctly