Draw a Dramatic Charcoal Portrait with Claudio Saes

Draw a Dramatic Charcoal Portrait with Claudio Saes

Meet new teacher Claudio Saes! Claudio is a South American, self-taught artist in Dallas, Texas, who has held exhibitions in the US, Mexico, and Brazil.

In this lesson (80 mins), Claudio demonstrates his process of drawing a dramatic charcoal portrait from start to finish.

Claudio guides us from the very first delicate lines to...

...adding deep, dark pools of shadow with a charcoal stick...

...and ending with carefully placed highlights.

Ready to get your hands dirty? Let's get started!