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Grace in Graphite: Capture a Serene Expression with Justin Maas
A tricky upward angle, subtle expression, and delicate lighting—elements that can easily throw off proportions or muddle a likeness. That’s exactly why it’s worth doing.
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Looseness Leads to Likeness: Paint a Watercolor Portrait with David Tenorio
Looseness isn’t just a style choice—it’s a strategy.
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Erase the Dark: Create a Dramatic Graphite Portrait with Sena Adjovi
Let the shadows do the storytelling.
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Your Turn: Capture a 3/4 View with Graphite Artist Margo Wallace
There's something about a face in 3/4 view, a mystery that makes you wonder. What's caught his eye? What's she pondering?
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Figure It Out: Capture Gesture and Flow with Derek McClure
Bring life and energy to your drawings.
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Draw a Cool and Warm Colored Pencil Portrait with Kate Higgins
Learn how to blend warm and cool tones to create depth, light, and a natural sense of skin texture with colored pencils.
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Harness the Chaos: Paint a Striking Three-Color Watercolor Portrait with Liz Chaderton
Watercolor has a way of surprising you—especially when you let go of control and allow the paint to flow.
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Smudge Happens: Draw a Graphite Portrait with Juan Perednik
Let go of rigid formulas and explore a looser, more intuitive process, using a blending stump to sculpt a face from soft, atmospheric tones.
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Beet the Blank Page with 'Ink Naturally' Artist Dylan Sara
Create natural ink in just a few minutes with one ingredient, and draw a portrait with artist Dylan Sara.
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Draw an Elegant Graphite Portrait with Tess-Marie White
Practice the fundamentals of graphite portraiture with a classical drawing and painting instructor.
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The Eyes Have It: Paint a Luminous Watercolor Portrait with Dritan Duro
Watercolor rewards patience, intuition, and a willingness to let go—a balance that London-based artist Dritan Duro has spent years refining. In this lesson, Dritan invites you to slow down and enjoy the process of painting the most expressive features of the face: the eyes, nose, and mouth. “If you
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Bold Strokes, Quiet Focus: Draw a Ballpoint Portrait with Alvin Chong
Tattoo artist Alvin Chong invites you to embrace the patience and precision that pen drawing requires.