Portrait and Figure Drawing

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Joseph earned a master's degree in Fine Arts from The School of Visual Arts (NYC). Since then, his work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions in New York and Los Angeles, as well as international shows like Art Basel and Scope. His contemporary gallery representations include Joseph Nahmad, Jack Geary Gallery, and De Re Gallery. He is the author of the best-selling book The Secrets of Oil Painting, and his achievements have earned him numerous awards and grants. Joseph is a working artist with over 10 years of teaching experience. In addition to his work as an artist, he has curated multiple group shows.

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Course Curriculum

14 Hours 19 Minutes of On-Demand Video • 11 Sections • 121 Lectures

Section 1: Introduction

8 lectures ⌄

▶Supply List02:24

▶Orientation / Helpful Links04:23

▶Learn How to Get a Guaranteed Win Out of This Course!04:31

▶Understanding the Basics of Drawing and the Tools You Will Need06:15

▶Join the Artist Inner Family Facebook Group!00:23

▶Join the Facebook Support Group and Share Your Drawings!00:23

▶Learn Why Drawing Is So Important to Everyone's Creative Journey05:31

▶Section 1 Review02:00

Section 2: Materials and Pencil Holding Positions

4 lectures ⌄

▶Comparing and Choosing the Right Drawing Papers14:33

▶Pencil Holding Positions08:36

▶Comparing Types of Pencils: Graphite, Black Charcoal, Vine Charcoal, Willow Charcoal & White Charcoal14:33

▶Crash Course on How to Use Supplies: Kneaded Eraser, Detail Eraser, Blending Stumps & Sticks07:15

Section 3: Fundamentals — The 10 Value Greyscale

4 lectures ⌄

▶The 10 Value Greyscale17:33

▶Beginner Drawing

▶10:04

▶Beginner Charcoal Drawing Techniques12:04

▶Shading Values and Contrast14:01

Section 4: Fundamentals — The Shading Exercise

4 lectures ⌄

▶The Shading Exercise Part 128:02

▶The Shading Exercise Part 214:26

▶The Shading Exercise Part 319:11

▶Preparing for Your First Charcoal Drawing Exercises23:21

Section 5: Fundamentals — The Cueball and 12 Sided Dice

16 lectures ⌄

▶Drawing Line Art Part 1 — Getting Set Up07:53

▶Easy Charcoal Drawings for Beginners04:05

▶Drawing Line Art Part 219:21

▶Drawing Line Art Part 308:55

▶Drawing Interior Lines and Outlining Planes17:19

▶Applying Values / Shading Planes24:55

▶The Second Coat11:23

▶The Detail Coat / Top Coat10:28

▶Drawing Curves Part 118:08

▶Drawing Curves Part 215:16

▶The Detail Coat / Top Coat Part 210:28

▶Preliminary Shading22:14

▶The Second Coat19:49

▶3rd Coat and Finishing Touches06:30

▶Using Charcoal to Draw Anything10:20

▶Easy White Charcoal Drawings15:32

Section 6: Figure Drawing — Study of a Woman

15 lectures ⌄

▶Figure Drawing Intro02:13

▶Drawing Perimeter Lines09:34

▶Drawing Line Art Outline15:00

▶Drawing Interior Shapes Section 113:03

▶Drawing Interior Shapes Section 215:44

▶Interior Shapes — Drawing the Sheet10:32

▶Preliminary Shading14:40

▶Tips for Simple Charcoal Drawings12:34

▶Shading the Figure, Step 2 — Blending19:49

▶2nd Pass / Building Values09:05

▶2nd Pass Blending15:53

▶Adding Light Values18:37

▶Adding Light Values on the Figure23:37

▶Building Dark Values18:27

▶Detail Coat12:36

Section 7: Portrait Drawing — 3 Quarter View

33 lectures ⌄

▶Getting Set Up03:56

▶Introducing Charcoal Drawings of Faces12:15

▶Drawing Perimeter Lines13:01

▶Understanding Portraiture: Simplifying Charcoal Drawing for Beginners30:21

▶Drawing an Outline05:51

▶Drawing Internal Shapes Part 119:05

▶Drawing Facial Features Part 1 — Section 114:28

▶Drawing Facial Features Part 1 — Section 212:45

▶Drawing Facial Features Part 218:02

▶Preliminary Shading Part 118:47

▶Preliminary Shading Part 223:22

▶Preliminary Shading Part 315:22

▶Preliminary Shading Part 414:20

▶Second Coat — Building Values Part 114:20

▶Second Coat — Building Values Part 1 Section 219:03

▶Second Coat — Building Values Part 2 Continued13:28

▶Second Coat — Finishing Touches and Detail14:32

▶Second Coat — Finishing Touches and Detail Part 217:09

▶The Top 3 Head Drawing Methods19:00

▶Getting Set Up03:42

▶Perimeter Lines Part 119:09

▶Perimeter Lines Part 206:58

▶Drawing Interior Shapes Part 111:54

▶Drawing Interior Shapes Part 211:14

▶Drawing Line Art Continued — Shirt and Torso15:19

▶Preliminary Shading Part 112:20

▶Preliminary Shading Part 2 — Light and Midtones09:50

▶Preliminary Shading Part 209:59

▶Building Your Shading11:46

▶Building Your Shading Section 218:26

▶Building Values — 3rd Coat11:17

▶Adding Light Values and Detail — 4th Coat18:21

Section 8: Portrait Drawing — Profile

18 lectures ⌄

▶The Top 3 Head Drawing Methods19:00

▶Getting Set Up03:42

▶Perimeter Lines Part 119:09

▶Perimeter Lines Part 206:58

▶Drawing Interior Shapes Part 111:54

▶Some Great Practice Charcoal Pictures to Draw With Ease15:23

▶Drawing Interior Shapes Part 211:14

▶Drawing Line Art Continued — Shirt and Torso15:19

▶Tutorial: Tricks to Faster Drawing Step by Step35:23

▶Preliminary Shading Part 112:20

▶What Is Powdered Charcoal and Compressed Charcoal05:02

▶Preliminary Shading Part 2 — Light and Midtones19:50

▶Preliminary Shading Part 205:59

▶Building Your Shading11:46

▶Portrait Drawing Techniques: Charcoal Drawing for Beginners23:23

▶Building Your Shading Section 218:26

▶Building Values — 3rd Coat11:17

▶Building Values — 3rd Coat Part 218:21

Section 9: Figure Drawing — A Man's Back

14 lectures ⌄

▶Charcoal Figure Drawing | Drawing of a Man03:13

▶Step 1: Drawing Exterior Perimeter Lines09:30

▶Line Art — Drawing a Contour18:40

▶Outlining Interior Shapes Part 118:55

▶Outlining Interior Shapes Part 215:01

▶Preliminary Shading Section 113:20

▶Preliminary Shading Section 212:25

▶Second Coat of Shading — Applying Midtones25:29

▶Building Up the Dark Values Part 124:30

▶Building Up the Dark Values Part 213:45

▶Charcoal Hand Drawing23:45

▶Easy Tips: How to Do a Charcoal Drawing25:15

▶Building Up the Dark Values Part 313:02

▶Adding Light Values15:35

Section 10: Bonus — Lip Drawing Exercises

2 lectures ⌄

▶How to Draw Lips Part 126:48

▶How to Draw Lips Part 223:34

Section 11: Bonus — Nose Drawing Exercises

3 lectures ⌄

▶How to Draw a Nose Part 127:59

▶How to Draw a Nose Part 210:07

▶Learn to Draw a Nose Part 310:21

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What will you learn?

In this robust course you’ll learn a wide range of techniques and approaches to drawing, starting with the fundamentals. Because good fundamentals ARE master techniques! From proper hand positions to hold a pencil to the various shading techniques.

Next you’ll move to fun, easy exercises designed to help you practice what you’ve learned and make sure you grasp each concept before moving on.

And finally you’ll do more advanced exercises of increasingly difficult subjectmatters like portraiture and figure drawing to help you master those skills and prepare you to grow on your own as an artist!

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-Joseph Patric Daniels

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“After teaching drawing and painting for over a decade I can say with confidence that everyone is capable of learning to draw. Everyone! It’s just a matter of having the process explained to you gradually, in a progression that you can grasp“

-Joseph Patric Daniels