The Art of Portrait Drawing with Joy Thomas

From ArtistsNetwork.TV: In this video, professional artist Joy Thomas reveals classical drawing secrets while teaching foolproof composition skills for a structured beginning.

Working your way through a portrait study from life, you will learn a number of techniques to improve your confidence and create a realistic likeness using massing techniques that establish form with a minimal use of line.

Develop your own skills as you watch this award-winning portrait artist explain and demonstrate comparative measuring, simplified shape-maps, the use of plumb lines and how to identify and correct mistakes.

While this unique drawing demonstration is a must see for portrait painters, it contains a wealth of valuable information for all artists of all genres. See the whole video at http://www.ArtistsNetwork.TV !

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[mestreale]

Would be nice if you make your own video with your method.

[sibalnom]

i can see it! I CAN SEE THE SKULL!

[goldsmithexile]

@masalika

You get that at 2.29 in the colour version that appears when she puts in a plumb linne

[airamanno]

... and where is the result?

[J4archae]

Terrible video.. I cain seeaw the skull...

[yarmo28]

very good, but maybe someone else could speak - more slowly and with a better accent.

[KazzyEss2k9]

here we gooowww i love the accent 

[Dzimini]

My favorite light for portrait! Head just need to be a little bit turned to right (in direction of light-source), so that perfect 'Rembrandt's triangle' (as I like to call it) appears under his left eye.

[masalika]

@Creationcreed - Chamois (pronounced Shammy): A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.

[Creationcreed]

What kind of cloth does she use?

[ChadSmith1452]

@ChadSmith1452 *appears