Portrait Sketchbooking: Explore the Human Face

Begin by getting to know Gabriela Niko. She shares her artistic journey that led her from clothing design to drawing traditional and digital portraits. Hear about her projects, her influences, and her sources of inspiration.

Delve into the fundamentals of portrait drawing by learning about shading and hatching. Learn the essentials of proportion when drawing a human head by exploring concepts like the central line and other measurements to consider. Gabriela then teaches you the best practices when drawing the eyes, the nose, and the lips.

Gabriela teaches you how to draw portraits from three angles: profile, three fourths, and frontal. First, begin with the profile sketch by applying everything learned in the previous unit. Then move on to the more detailed three fourths sketch by drawing the central line from an angle. Finally, Gabriela guides you through drawing the third, and most detailed, frontal portrait.

Discover Gabriela’s creative process when photographing her work. She shares with you some photography tips and tricks, before showing you how to edit your illustrations using the Snapseed App. Wrap up the course by sharing your work on social media.