Drawing Facial Features DVD

Create a compelling portrait that captures the likeness of your subject and shows the range and depth of human emotion! With Faigin’s guidance, you’ll discover the fundamental forms of the skull and how to use basic ratios to accurately depict distinct facial patterns. Sketch a compositional study of the underlying structure of the face, and use gradual tonal changes to define the ridges and planes of your rendering. Learn to draw emotionally animated eyes and an authentic smile, and transform your portrait from flat to fully dimensional with highlights and shadows.

NOTE: Any PDF materials associated with this class are not provided with the DVD-only purchase. You must have streaming access to download those materials. To purchase the combination DVD + Streaming form of this class, click here.

Drawing a Likeness (17:55)
Meet Faigin and learn about recognizing facial patterns and deciphering the skull.

The Upper Half of the Skull (26:49)
Draw anatomically correct skulls, including the brow ridges and eye sockets.

The Lower Half of the Skull (27:37)
Draw anatomically correct noses, cheekbones, jaws and chins.

Age, Gender & Ancestry (30:39)
Learn how gender, age and ancestry typically influence facial features.

Eye Structure (28:18)
Build realistic, expressive eyes from the socket outward.

Drawing the Eye from Life (23:17)
Draw the eyes of your live model from multiple angles.

Drawing the Nose (36:59)
Get the placement, proportion and planes of the nose right.

Drawing the Mouth (35:20)
Get the placement, proportion and planes of the nose right.

Gary Faigin
Gary Faigin wrote The Artist’s Complete Guide to Facial Expression, which is now in its 17th printing and published in six languages. Trained at the Art Students League of New York and the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he taught in New York for 15 years. He is co-founder and artistic director of the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, where he teaches drawing and painting and leads art tours around the world with his wife, the architect Pamela Belyea.

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