Warmth in Watercolor: Paint a Luminous Portrait with Kayoko Takahashi Gentry

Learn a patient, layered approach to capturing a striking profile bathed in warm light.

Sketch Without a Net: Draw an Ink Portrait with Vin Ganapathy

This 30-minute lesson is a fast, loose, and fearless dive into perspective and composition.

Unafraid of the Dark: Draw a Bold Graphite Portrait with Margriet Aasman

Learn how to transition confidently between light and shadow with bold graphite application.

Wrinkles and Washes: Paint a Face that Tells a Story with Charlotte Hamilton

Paint the kind of face that reminds you why you love portraiture.

Draw a Reflective Pen Portrait with Tiffany S. DaVanzo

In this playful and skill-building portrait session (51 mins), certified medical illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo  invites you to create a bold and expressive ballpoint pen drawing. Using simple black ballpoint pens—like BIC or PaperMate—and layering in vibrant color with colored pens, Tiffany walks you through her relaxed, forgiving

Draw a Soft Graphite Portrait with Shanay Scarlet Manitzky

Learn an accessible approach to drawing that focuses on two powerful fundamentals.

Save the Eyes for Last with Graphite Artist Pitu Ebensperger

Discover how much expression and depth you can achieve with the simplest of tools.

Paint a Warm-and-Cool Watercolor Portrait with Jenny Barnes

Learn an intuitive, playful approach to watercolor, where expression takes priority over precision.

Turn Drawing Upside with Laura Cronin

Some portraits you draw. This one, you'll uncover.

Draw Two Heads Better than One with Juan Perednik

They say two heads are better than one. This lesson proves it.

Draw on the Dark Side with France Van Stone

This lesson is for anyone who loves the texture of graphite on paper, the meditative rhythm of sketching, and the thrill of capturing a likeness without overthinking it.

Paint a Summer-Worthy Watercolor Portrait with Dritan Duro

Create a portrait that feels like summer itself, complete with radiant backdrop and reflective eyewear.

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It's Gonna Get Weird Before It Gets Good: Draw a Graphite Portrait with Zac Rybacki

A practice in graphite subtlety, this lesson is an invitation to slow down, observe deeply, and build confidence—one pencil stroke at a time.

David Tenorio

Ink and Instinct: Explore Expression in Ballpoint with David Tenorio

Slow down, lean into your instincts, and explore the unique joys and challenges of ballpoint pen drawing.

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Draw a Heroic Portrait in Graphite with Margriet Aasman

Meet the challenge of a heroically upturned face with patience and pencil.

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Carve with Color: Paint a Rugged Watercolor Portrait with Milind Mulick

This is your chance to capture not just a likeness, but a life.

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Draw an 'Un-Ruler-y' Portrait with Mike Creighton

What happens when you draw a face without measuring a single thing?

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Fun with Frottage: Draw a Textured Portrait with Bridget Clutten

Bring texture to life with a playful, tactile technique.

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Create 'Beautiful Drama' in Charcoal and Pastel with Tania Potapenko

With a focus on classical proportion and expressive restraint, Tania shows how to use subtle shifts in light to create a portrait with "beautiful drama."

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Paint Expressive Textures in Watercolor with Christa Forrest

Learn how to build radiant skin tones and dynamic hair texture one patient, luminous layer at a time.

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The Art of Tone: Get Graphic in Graphite with Karl Staub

This lesson is all about structure and contrast—about seeing light, midtone, and shadow as distinct shapes to be mapped, hatched, and carved into the page.

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Spring Forward: Draw a Matisse-Inspired Portrait with Kirsten Britt

Spring is in the air, and this lesson is your invitation to let that energy burst onto the page.

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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.

David Tenorio

Looseness Leads to Likeness: Paint a Watercolor Portrait with David Tenorio

Looseness isn’t just a style choice—it’s a strategy.