Learning to draw faces

Learning to draw faces can feel daunting, but with the right approach it becomes an exciting and rewarding challenge.
Fantasy drawings

Students have been bringing fantasy to life with these stunning elf-inspired pencil portraits
More portrait studies

Working from reference photos, students practised measuring proportions, building structure, and adding subtle shading to create realistic, balanced drawings
Exploring the subtleties of skin tone with the Zorn palette.

Using four colours to layer, sculpt form, and understand the planes of the face.
Realism in Pencil – From Still Life to Pets

We explored how to draw what we truly see — not just what we think we see.
A Special 1:1 Portrait Session

This young artist spent a focused one-to-one session drawing portraits of her family members — and what a fantastic job she did!
Portraits, flowers and horses!

We painted horses, flowers and landscapes, and drew faces in pencil and charcoal to practice proportions in pencils.
Fantastic weekend art sessions

What a glorious mix of art sessions this weekend.
Charcoal portraits with an exceptional young artist.

Using charcoal is a brilliant way of learning about light and shade rather than focusing on the finer details.
Water Lily Workshop

Pretty flowers on water, a mindful painting experience.