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Hi all,

I've recently taken up portrait drawing, and I'm looking for some learning recommendations. So far, I've been using Andrew Loomis' "Drawing the Head and Hands", which is great for construction, but I'm struggling with positioning and drawing facial features, as well as expressions. Does anyone have any book or YouTube tutorial suggestions?

Thanks for all your help :)

Hi Brho, thank you so much for replying! I've been keeping up with daily figure drawing, and I think I'm seeing some progress in proportions like you suggested I might see. Also, that link to the Proko website is awesome – they've got a bunch of tutorials I'm excited to dive into. Thanks for your help! :)))

Hi David, thanks for responding. I’ll work on breaking up the figure into shapes, like you suggested. Quick question – when you start drawing the figure, where do you usually begin? Is it with the head, torso, or something else? Just curious about your approach. Thanks again!

Hey everyone!

I'm pretty new to Line of Action, and I could really use some help with my figure drawing, especially during the quick 30-second poses.

Here's a link to some of my drawings: https://imgur.com/gallery/CcjXZii

I don't think my quick poses are coming across well. I find it tough to capture the essence of the pose in such a short time. Do any of you have any advice on how I can improve? Should I try a different approach or method for drawing figures?

Also, I'm not too happy with how my shading looks in the longer poses; it just doesn't feel right. If any of you have some tips on how to make my figures look more 3-dimensional, I'd be grateful! Thanks a bunch for taking the time to help me out.