Recently, in Osher Figure Drawing class, I led my students through the process of drawing faces.
We began by looking at portraits by masters like Peter Paul Rubens for inspiration, noticing how their mark-making, color choices and lighting created portraits that were full of vitality.
We warmed up with some quick gesture drawings, then, had a 15-minute practice pose with Model Emily.
I began by sketching the structure of Emily's head and face with a light colored pastel pencil, then built up areas of tone and details with chalk pastels and pastel pencils. The pencils allow more control for fine details like Emily's eyes, nose and lips.
Many thanks to model Emily for her beautiful and creative poses! Having a good model makes drawing so much easier.
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