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How To Start A Portrait Drawing 'Lightning Fast'

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Overview

Starting a portrait drawing is often an intimidating experience. Doing it with speed is an even more difficult skill to master, but fear not, it is possible!

In this course I will show you exactly how to start a portrait with the kind of speed you've only dreamed of up to this point. We'll do it by editing out everything but the essentials you need to know to make it happen, and jettison everything else that is holding you back–like details, textures and pesky anatomy.

Many art professions require the artist to draw quickly and accurately. Professions such as 2D animator, storyboard artist, portrait artist, illustrator, caricature artist and concept artist all demand speed due to fast paced schedules.

Believe me I know. I have worked in all of these capacities over the years. One thing I struggled with was speed. But I have discovered some secrets that I want to share with you so you can experience the joy of sketching with more freedom, speed and accuracy than ever before. 

Whether you are just a casual doodler who loves drawing portraits or a serious artist with sights on becoming/being a pro this short, highly focused course is going to show you how to start portraits at high speed.

After this course you will be able to:

  • use simple shapes to begin quickly and establish a strong read
  • understand the power of gesture to create action and attitude
  • find the vertical and horizontal centerline to help place features easily
  • discover and use only the essential marks needed to convey your idea
  • know the secret of ear placement to instantly show the head in 3D space
  • make better drawing decisions that set you up for success

In this drawing demo I will show 8 basic positions that will help you block-in the head in most any orientation you want. That's my promise.

Join me on YouTube live every Wednesday night @ 7pm PST: 

https://www.youtube.com/c/chrispetrocchi 

Join the Draw Juice Facebook community to get support and level up your art skills:

https://bit.ly/2D2AFl0

I want you to be the best artist you can be. I help artists of all levels crush obstacles, become dominant in their fundamentals, and overcome their fears to become the visionary fine artist or commercial industry professional they dream to be. For my 1 on 1 mentorships please visit https://www.drawjuice.com/

I look forward to seeing you in the course!

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Also, feel free to join the Facebook Group  and request to join to show your work, get feedback and encourage others

Thanks for your support! If you want to know more please visit/follow me online here:

https://www.instagram.com/drawjuice/

www.youtube.com/c/chrispetrocchi

Chris Petrocchi | Draw Jucie Studio

P.S. I want to share with YOU my personal favorite tools that I love drawing with to help you get started. Links for each tool online included! Find the FREE LIST here: https://bit.ly/2Jm12Dy (Affiliate links included)

Syllabus

  • Quick Heads with Gesture and Shape Introduction
  • Quick Heads with Gesture and Shape Demonstration

Taught by

Chris Petrocchi

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