The Artist's Complete Guide To Drawing The Head ❲FAST — 2025❳

: Students are encouraged to use toned paper as a mid-value base, adding dark accents with a pencil and highlights with a white pencil to define the "light side" and "shadow side" of the face.

: Detailed, step-by-step demonstrations for drawing eyes, noses, mouths (using the "donut technique" for three-dimensionality), and ears. The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head

: Instead of focusing on facial features immediately, the artist is taught to see and accurately map shadow shapes and their edges, which naturally leads to a better likeness. Key Instructional Steps : Students are encouraged to use toned paper

: Maughan developed this material during 30 years of teaching at the Academy of Art College, ensuring the curriculum is battle-tested for students. Key Instructional Steps : Maughan developed this material

: Drawing on the traditions of Leonardo da Vinci, Maughan teaches how to model the head using contrasting light and dark to build three-dimensional volume.