Draw a High-Contrast Portrait in Pen with Tiffany S. DaVanzo

Draw a High-Contrast Portrait in Pen with Tiffany S. DaVanzo

Certified medical illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo creates illustrations for medical studies and anatomical textbooks.

Tiffany is also a portrait artist who uses her deep knowledge of human anatomy to create expressive portraits that capture the essence of her subject's personality.

In this lesson (42 mins), Tiffany shares her complete process of drawing a portrait in ballpoint pen.

She uses the high-contrast reference photo to demonstrate how the most important part of a drawing might be what you choose to leave out.

Ready? Let's draw!