The Portrait (Портрет – Russian, Eng sub)

The “Portrait” course will teach you how to confidently and skillfully draw faces.

You will start from the basics, such as perspective and anatomy, and progress to the specifics of conveying age/gender/race, as well as stylization and rendering algorithms.

All the details of creating expressive portraits in one course!

You can expect 15 lessons and practical assignments that will help you master the skills of a portrait artist!

Before you start, we will introduce you to all the necessary tools such as “Photoshop, SAI, ProCreate” so that you can comfortably take the course in any editor of your choice.

Important note!

The “Portrait” course is designed with a simplified approach specifically for beginner artists. This is NOT an academic approach. We intentionally skip details on the bony structure of the skull and the construction of facial muscles, but we provide the main skills for construction and focus on working with color and artistic stylization. In just 3 months, you will be able to delight your loved ones and even earn money from your art!

Upon completing the course, you will have:

• Understanding of the proportions of the human face.
• Skills for constructing the head and facial features.
• Techniques for rendering hair texture and hairstyle shapes.
• Ability to convey distinctive features such as age, gender, and ethnicity in a portrait.
• Knowledge of graphic editing tools, not only for drawing but also for stylish post-processing.