Portrait Drawing Course Term 1, Lesson 2: Horizons of the face
Added 2023-03-01 18:41:38 +0000 UTCThis video is Lesson 2 of the 'Learning to see' term - in this lesson I'll show you how to make haptic drawing, explain contour drawing and introduce the drawings of Hans Holbein the Younger, looking at the pouncing method of translating a drawing onto another surface. To get full benefit from the course, watch one video per month, practicing for at least 2 hours per week over the course of that month, before moving on to the next lesson.
You will need:
Paper
One B-3B pencil (or other linear medium)
Optional: cloth/tissue, willow charcoal, cardboard, paper, a pin
Your assignments are:
Make 1 haptic portraits - one with eyes closed and one with eyes open.
Make one or more contour drawings of 15+ mins
Optional: Use the pouncing method to make a transcription
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Sharing your work
If you post any work from the course on social media please do tag me (@jakespicerart) and Draw (@draw_brighton) so that I can see what you've made! You can also share your drawings to the Draw Brighton Community Notice Board on Facebook.
Practice
Practice from any of our recorded online portrait drawing sessions HERE.
Practice from Lilith's portrait photoset right HERE.
Come to Portrait Club or a live online or in-person session via our programme HERE!
Links
Read more about the drawing process of Hans Holbein the Younger HERE
See the Royal Collection page for the portrait of Sir Richard Southwell HERE
Read more about Holbein himself HERE
Find my books HERE
Visit the course overview on Patreon HERE
Visit the course page of the Draw Navigator HERE
<< Visit the previous lesson Term 1, Lesson 1: Seeing without prejudice HERE
>> Next week's lesson will be Term 1, Lesson 3: Cutouts, released on the 14th March
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Practice images
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Comments
Thanks Penny! I'm so glad it's helpful!
Draw Brighton
2024-12-10 16:58:06 +0000 UTCThank-you Jake just what I need! I hadn't realised I'd have access!
Penny
2024-12-09 16:26:31 +0000 UTCThank you, these lessons are really useful! Brilliant drawing tips
Becca
2024-02-07 13:46:23 +0000 UTCThank you so much for the advice, I will have a look.
Nicola Clarke
2023-11-12 18:02:52 +0000 UTCFor something very stable and adjustable I'd suggest a radial easel with a drawing board (I usually go for an A2 drawing board, with board clips or making tape to secure the paper). I often hang the mirror on a wall then set up the easel at a comfortable angle to that mirror, although you can set up the mirror on the same easel. You can buy them from Cass Art at a good price, although they are cheapest here (they should delivery to Scotland just fine!):
Draw Brighton
2023-11-12 17:39:53 +0000 UTCI am based in Scotland. I have a reasonable attic space or a spare bedroom, any suggestions would be helpful. Today I hung a mirror on the wall with a piece of paper next to it but I found that uncomfortable and the resulting drawing sloped away despite looking acceptable when it was in progress.
Nicola Clarke
2023-11-12 17:25:45 +0000 UTCHi Nicola! I can jump in with some suggestions for sure - where about are you based and how much room do you have in the space you're working in? I'll make some suggestions based on that!
Draw Brighton
2023-11-12 17:11:31 +0000 UTCHas anyone got any easel recommendations for use with either a mirror or drawing board? Thank you! Really interesting course though👍
Nicola Clarke
2023-11-12 16:55:56 +0000 UTCthese lessons are absolutely great. thank you so much Jake + Draw team!
Stefano Mancin
2023-07-15 10:43:01 +0000 UTCThe pin thing I like the idea . But I found when I lifted the paper to revial my pin holes after rubbing the ground pencil I coudnt work out which dot belong to which line . didnt work out for me , I tracy it .
M.art
2023-05-22 20:31:13 +0000 UTCQuote of the lesson: “pouring Chilli con Carne on Udon Noodles and calling it a bolognese…”. Love it!
Nye Wright
2023-05-03 22:08:25 +0000 UTCI agree that a lesson being released every two weeks would be fine with me. There is a lot to do in each of them.
Holly Valluzzi
2023-04-13 21:23:18 +0000 UTCThank you so much ! Very interesting :)
Julie Rossini
2023-03-16 11:45:32 +0000 UTCWith 3/4 pose I am having trouble expressing the feel having a large dip in the buccal cheek without it looking like a beard / side burns 😬 Do you have any examples I could see to improve next time?
Amy Nowell
2023-03-12 17:23:50 +0000 UTCSorry, I have just read the message from Jake about delaying this weeks I will look forward to next week's session. Thank you
Mary Curson
2023-03-10 15:54:53 +0000 UTCI am ready to give time to lesson 3, released on 6/4/23 BUT I cannot access it as it says 'Not Released' Help
Mary Curson
2023-03-10 15:44:50 +0000 UTCThese videos are fantastic! I'm sure everyone is fine to wait for the next one
Marie Lemen
2023-03-07 11:34:38 +0000 UTCYes no rush with bringing out new content as far as I’m concerned, there is more than enough to be working on! I’m guessing I won’t be able to keep up with the weekly schedule anyway.
Marta Scott
2023-03-05 14:24:11 +0000 UTCYes, fortnightly would be excellent. The video lessons are such high quality and I really value them. whenever they appear is fine by me.
Tula Parker
2023-03-05 08:40:09 +0000 UTCanother vote for a fortnightly schedule being completely fine
Justine WB
2023-03-04 20:04:53 +0000 UTCYou're doing an amazing job! We'll all be here, so no need to rush or stress :)
KerMcc
2023-03-04 15:01:51 +0000 UTCI agree with all of the above, high quality and densely packed videos, thank you. There's plenty to work on so if you need more time that's fine with me (we get more time too).
Linda Brett
2023-03-03 15:08:35 +0000 UTCI agree with Pat…definitely happy to wait a fortnight between videos. It would give you more time and us more time to consolidate our learning. 😊
Sally Broadhurst
2023-03-02 12:43:56 +0000 UTCHello Jake , like so many other people I fully appreciate the brilliant job you’re doing . I’d be more than happy to wait a fortnight between videos if that gave you more time in your busy schedule. Maybe others would to ??
Pat
2023-03-02 09:14:03 +0000 UTCThis is amazing... so grateful for your clear instructions and fun assignments 😊
Deanne Richards
2023-03-02 03:18:33 +0000 UTCI’m so impressed by the quality of this, and glad to have upgraded my Patreon subscription for it. It felt like there was more to take in this week so I ended up watching it through tonight and then will watch it again when I’m ready to do the exercises. This is fascinating stuff, thank you Jake and everyone involved!
Marta Scott
2023-03-01 22:02:42 +0000 UTCIt's all fantastic, Jake! You're doing and great job creating such brilliant quality content. Keep going!! XX
Rowan
2023-03-01 19:58:16 +0000 UTCEditing is tough, I’m more than happy to wait for such an amazing course!
Anna Smirnova
2023-03-01 18:51:15 +0000 UTC
