Helpful drawing exercises and resources

Measuring by Eye

This is perhaps my most succinct tutorial on the way I look and draw by eye. Until now it's been a Patreon exclusive. I'm sharing it with you because I think it's going to help so much in your practice and it'll be a great foundation for the Facial Features Course and all my teaching.

To watch part 2 'Value and Shading' and a wealth of further Tutorials visit my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/DylanSara

Download the companion pdf to my Facial Features Course. Developing an understanding of what you're looking at is a great step towards expressive drawing

How to look at your reference

Finding great references

I'm always on the lookout for great faces to draw. I share a curated daily selection via my discord server where people also share their work and connect: 

Join the Drawing with Dylan discord server

There's an incredible Public Reference sharing Telegram group chat which is part of the Cane Yo online art collective where you can navigate to 'Media' and scroll through years worth of reference sharing and also share your own.

Cane Yo - Public Reference Chat

The Museum by Sktchy iOS app was a game changer for me. I've been using it for 10 years!

Museum by Sktchy

Full Courses  

take your portraits further

For a deep dive into portraiture check out my two comprehensive courses above.
The Facial Features Course and Expressive Ink Portraits are both designed to develop a brief sketch practice and equip you with the skills and understanding required for in depth portraiture.