Foundations, ages 13 and up, people
The Head and Portrait
Construct the head at any angle, place the features, light the planes, draw a likeness.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Lessons
- 3 in 4 units
- Time
- 1.5 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About five weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Construct the head at any angle, place the features, understand the planes, light the head and draw a likeness from life.
How you’ll see the progress
A portrait check (eye placement and proportion items) and the before and after self-portraits.
Skills
- People and characters
- Proportion and measurement
- Value and light
4 units, 3 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 4 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 draw from life
- 1 checkpoint
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Unit 1
Construction
Loomis’s ball and planes, heads at any angle, and where the eyes really sit.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 2
Features
Eyes, nose, mouth and ear as forms.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 3
Planes and light
Front, side and under planes, and how one lamp groups them.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
- Free
Unit 4
Likeness
Children’s and adults’ heads, expressions, and portraits from life.
- 01 Self-Portrait from a Mirror Draw from life, 60 min Draw from life 60 min
- 02 A Portrait of Someone at Home Draw from life, 30 min Draw from life 30 min
- 03 Portrait Check Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
When you finish
A certificate for the fridge
Finish every lesson and Lapis makes a certificate to print or download, with the nickname, the course, the date and a drawing from it. Children get one too.
Lapis certificate
The Head and Portrait
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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