(Main Course)

Week 1 (Fundamentals)

• Basics of Sketching
• Introduction to Facial Proportions
• Loomis Method
• Head drawing from different viewing angles
• Grid Drawing

Week 2 (Eyes & Eyebrows)

• Constructing eyeball, eyelids and eyelashes
• Surrounding shadows and form
• Drawing from different viewing angles

Week 3 (Nose & Ears)

• Basic anatomy and form of nose
• Basic anatomy of ears
• Drawing both from different viewing angles

Week 4 (Mouth & Lips)

• Anatomy and form of lips, the philtrum, the chin and the jawline
• Drawing teeth
• Drawing from different viewing angles

Week 5 (Hair & Skin texture)

• Hair as mass
• Common hair lock pattern study
• Rendering realistic skin textures using different shading methods

Week 6 (Planes of Face)

• Basic anatomy and form of face
• Assembling all the already learn facial parts on face

Week 7 (Value and Contrast)

• The 70-30 rule of values
• Basics of value and lighting

Week 8 (Portrait Lighting)

• Low-key and high-key lighting
• Lighting quality (hard vs soft)
• Classic lighting patterns

Week 9 & 10 (Expressions)

• Happy, sad, surprised, scared, smiling, laughing, frowning, disgust etc.

Week 11 (Male vs Female vs Baby face)

• Masculine features
• Feminine features
• Baby features
• Ageing

Week 12 (History)

• Classical portraits by the maestros

(Optional)

Week 13 to 16 (Practice, feedback & guidance)

• Practicing portraits applying everything learnt in the previous classes
• Feedback and guidance by the instructor on drawings by the students