Portrait drawing can seem like a challenging skill to learn, since every face is unique and filled with detail. However, developing your ability by practicing on a sketchbook is the ideal way to improve, since you can track your artistic progress. Artist Gabriela Niko believes that portraiture is a fascinating form of self-expression and has a natural power to attract the viewer's attention.

In this course, Gabriela takes you through the basics of drawing portraits down to the finer details. Learn about proportion, structure, and how to draw facial features by drawing three different types of portraits. Express your artistic vision by capturing the essence of each unique face you draw.

What is this course's project?

Draw three portrait illustrations (profile, three fourths, and frontal) by learning the principles of portrait drawing.

Who is this online course for?

This course is for anyone interested in learning how to draw portraits or who wants to improve their drawing abilities.

Requirements and materials

No previous experience is necessary.

To take this course, all you need is a pencil, a sketchbook and access to the Snapseed App (or a similar editing app) if you want to edit your illustrations digitally.