The Facial Features Course
A Comprehensive Journey from Facial Anatomy to Observational Drawing, cultivating the art of portrait drawing.
Ever worked on creating captivating portraits but struggled with the details, proportion or overdrawing?
Dive deep into the external anatomy of the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears with this course. Learn to make decisive line-work with calligraphy pen and develop your subtle observational drawing practice with pencil.
Learn to see, learn to draw
By drawing what you see you can create compelling pieces. Understanding what you see can help you make decisions in your work, capturing details and subtle changes in form which contribute to an engaging image. Captivating both to view and to make.
Detailed Understanding
Develop your perception of the facial features, through drawing and exploring the anatomy. Understanding what you're seeing will inform your portraits.
Portrait Practice
 with anatomy tutorials, quick sketch studies pen studies with nine different muses, and further your skills with additional full portraits.
Live Interaction Replays
Watch detailed demos, walkthroughs, and Q&A replays whenever it suits you, pause and rewind as needed, and revisit key lessons as often as you like. This way, you still benefit from the depth and energy of the original live teaching, with the flexibility of true on-demand learning.
"Working with Dylan I’ve become more confident with my line making and quality of marks. His tutorials have been very helpful going hand in hand with my creative practice…"
-Kiki Martin
Imagine Creating Lifelike Portraits with Confidence and Precision
Enroll in the course and embark on a journey that develops your portrait drawing skills. Master the art of observational drawing and create compelling, lifelike portraits that leave a lasting impression.
What materials will I need for this course?
Pencil for the anatomy tutorials and full portraits. You'll need a calligraphy pen for the quick sketch studies. Introducing ink to your process is a great way to learn decisive line-work.
Any sketch paper will be suitable.
How is this course structured?
The course is divided into four facial feature modules, each with draw-along tutorials and a full portrait study. An additional module provides the opportunity to practice five more full portraits. Modules are released weekly to ensure a steady learning pace.
