Article
Article · Carrie L. Lewis, Artist
Tips for Drawing Portraits in Colored Pencil
By John Middick
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
Guest tutorial from portrait artist John Middick dividing face into color regions (forehead yellows, cheeks reds/pinks, lower face grays) with guidance on eye construction and lip rendering avoiding over-saturation.
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