Blocking in the shapes of light and shadow on a portrait

Video course

The Block In Course

Get the start of every portrait right.

4 ways to block in8 portrait studies11 h 20 min of lessonsLifetime access

What you will learn

  • Four ways to block in: visual, structural, hybrid and mass drawing
  • Eight portrait studies, drawn along with me
  • How to measure and check your proportions
  • The skull and muscles, and how they shape the head you are drawing
  • How to see and draw light and shadow

What happens next

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Taught by Stephen Bauman. Trained at the Florence Academy of Art, teaching for 20 years, tens of thousands of students taught online.