Foundations of Head Drawing – From Proportions to Realistic Details by Ognjen Sporin

Tired of heads that look slightly off but you can’t pin down why? This 1.5-hour session cuts straight to what actually matters — head proportions and solid construction — then shows you how to use them in real time without overthinking.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Core proportions of the human head from front, side, and three-quarter views
• Simple construction methods to block in the skull, jaw, and facial planes
• How to place eyes, nose, mouth, and ears so they actually sit correctly
• How to move from basic block-in to realistic details without losing structure
• Practical workflow for checking and fixing proportion mistakes while you draw

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic drawing comfort – you can sketch simple shapes and lines
• Tools: Pencil and paper, or any digital setup with tablet and drawing app

📝 Description

This isn’t theory for theory’s sake. Ognjen starts with the stuff you’ll use on every single portrait — how the head is built, where features sit, and why common proportion mistakes happen. Short explanations, clear visuals, no fluff.

Then he draws. The second half is a real-time demo where you watch those basics applied stroke by stroke. You’ll see how a loose construction block-in turns into something with weight and likeness, and how to keep checking your angles and placements instead of guessing.

It’s perfect if you keep jumping to details too early. You’ll walk away with a repeatable process: block, place, refine. Works in pencil, works in digital painting, works for sketchbooks and finished portfolio pieces alike.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Beginners who want a clear, no-nonsense start to drawing heads that look right
• Self-taught artists and illustrators who struggle with likeness, placement, or flat-looking portraits

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Ognjen Sporin is an artist focused on head drawing and portrait fundamentals, active on ArtStation and Patreon where he shares tutorials and demos with his community. His teaching style is direct and practice-based — less talk, more drawing, with an eye for the small structural fixes that make a big difference.

🏁 Final Result

• A finished head study built from correct proportions to realistic details, plus a reusable construction workflow you can apply to any angle or character.