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Portrait Drawing – Why to draw what you know

January 30, 2020October 28, 2025
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Portrait Drawing - Why to draw what you know

Portraits from Bill, Drawing Academy student

Somehow your words “draw what you know, not what you see” just didn’t click with me. While doing some practice drawing today, I began to realize that it is not only drawing what you know, but to feel the curves that round the face, the eyes, lids, nose, lips, etc. I have never drawn this way before. I started my old way, and I realized I had to feel the roundness and curves to have them stand out. In the past, by luck, some of my copying of photos did produce many of those curves. However, I now realize that this is a much better way to draw. Sorry it took me so long to understand how to make curves. I will let you know how this drawing turns out.

January 29, 2020October 28, 2025

Artwork by Karin, Drawing Academy student

I love drawing but always felt that I had to have more skills. Most of all I wanted lo learn to draw what I imagine and give my drawings a bit of magic but it has to be believable.

January 18, 2020October 28, 2025

Proportions and 3-Dimensionality

Artwork by Tiffany, Drawing Academy student

I am working on faces and portraits.

Artworks by Wayne, Drawing Academy student

December 20, 2019

Drawing is colored pencil and silverpoint

December 16, 2019October 28, 2025

Drawing Eyes

Artwork by IsaM, Drawing Academy student

Hello,

First, I want to thank you for your amazing course.

Drawing Academy review by Meha Kiran

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

Best sketching practices

I was recommended this course by my friend Pragya Bhatnagar. Once I started watching Drawing Academy video lessons, it became apparent how useful the lessons were and how effortless the drawing becomes if you follow them honestly with passion.

Sketching faces has been my passion for a long time, and I could copy faces well. But there was no finesse in that. It was disorganised and I only strove for resemblance which did not come for me. But since I saw the drawing academy videos I understood what my drawing lacked. There was too much emphasis on resemblance without having the basic underlying structure.

November 30, 2019October 28, 2025

Drawing by Gwin Willis

Harriers

I’ve been drawing for many years.

November 27, 2019October 28, 2025
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Thanks to Drawing Academy

Hello there,

Before taking the Drawing Academy course, my drawing skills were basic, so I couldn’t even apply for any formal art university. The main purpose for joining Drawing Academy was to improve my skills and get prepared for entry exams.

Today, I am getting sketches and paintings commissions, and I also got admission in a university for fine arts – they found my portfolio really impressive and I give all the credit to Drawing Academy.

November 16, 2019October 28, 2025

Charcoal sketch by Aura

This is my first charcoal drawing since an attempt at art high school 15 years ago on paper they gave me that was not suited for charcoal. It was a mess and I didn’t enjoy it. I absolutely love this medium now!

Drawings in Charcoal

November 6, 2019

Artworks by Richard E Salazar II, Drawing Academy student

Hello and thank you for the Drawing Academy course.

As a child I dreamed of being an artist, but as I approached adulthood more and more people advised against it. I dismissed my dreams as unrealistic and put my sights on a “real” job. After that I rarely picked up a pencil to even doodle. 20 years later I found myself a stay-at-home dad with an opportunity to give art another try. I knew if I ever wanted to be a successful artist I needed to know how to draw.