New Masters Academy – Portrait Drawing for Beginners with Chris Legaspi (Part 1-3)

In this three part series, Chris Legaspi covers everything you need to know about beginning portrait drawing, from start to finish. In this first lesson of the series, Chris goes over the steps to take in the planning phase of your portrait drawings. He will begin with a thorough lecture that covers the first two steps in his process: Observation and Placement. Chris will demonstrate these steps by analyzing a variety of different model references throughout. Following the lecture, you will have an assignment that will give you a chance to put these concepts into practice. The lesson will conclude with Chris’s version of the same assignment, allowing you to compare your work with his.

Portrait Drawing for Beginners | Part 1: Planning Your Portrait (3h 10m)

Chris goes over the steps to take in the planning phase of your portrait drawings. He will begin with a thorough lecture that covers the first two steps in his process: Observation and Placement. Chris will demonstrate these steps by analyzing a variety of different model references throughout. Following the lecture, you will have an assignment that will give you a chance to put these concepts into practice. The lesson will conclude with Chris’s version of the same assignment, allowing you to compare your work with his.

Portrait Drawing for Beginners | Part 2: The Lay-In (5h 47m)

Chris covers the lay-in process. He will begin with a thorough lecture, introducing you to his steps for creating a portrait lay-in. Following the lecture, you will have an assignment that will give you a chance to put what you’ve learned into practice. The lesson will conclude with Chris’s version of the same assignment, allowing you to compare your work with his.

Portrait Drawing for Beginners |Part 3: Rendering (7h 4m)

Chris goes over the last step in the portrait drawing process: rendering. Chris will do several demonstrations throughout the lesson, using a variety of different materials and stylistic approaches. Following the shorter demonstrations, you will have an assignment that will give you a chance to put these concepts into practice, and then have the ability to watch Chris’s version of the same assignment. The lesson will conclude with a three-hour charcoal demonstration of a male, allowing you to take in every step of Chris’s rendering process from start to finish.