Daily Portrait Challenge: 31 Days of Faces by Charlotte Hamilton

Intermediate | 4 hours 13 min

Daily Portrait Challenge
Overview00:54
Day 1: Proportions of a portrait11:31
Day 2: Two minute sketch07:08
Day 3: Five minute sketch16:02
Day 4: Blind Contour Drawing03:02
Day 5: Ten minute composition and mapping09:37
Day 6: Ten minute facial expressions11:43
Day 7: Twenty minute pencil sketch14:33
Day 8: Ten minute monochrome sketch11:57
Day 9: Ten minute pencil and crayon sketch04:34
Day 10: Hair with pencil crayons11:13
Day 11: Hatching light and dark10:48
Day 12: Cross hatching with pencil crayons02:56
Day 13: Five minute self portrait07:24
Day 14: Facial expression marker portrait06:46
Day 15: Ten minute cross hatching03:06
Day 16: Tombow brush markers04:40
Day 17: Micron pens03:31
Day 18: Picasso in pen02:27
Day 19: Cross hatching with a fine tip pen11:53
Day 20 - Ballpoint pen07:27
Day 21: Ink portrait05:02
Day 22: Ink values04:36
Day 23: Tom Petty in ink10:42
Day 24: Frida Kahlo in watercolor18:45
Day 25: Mixed media06:06
Day 26: Another round of mixed media08:00
Day 27 - Gouache portrait07:30
Day 28 - Charcoal portrait13:16
Day 29: Pushing color boundaries05:06
Day 30: Black and white to color05:38
Day 31: Pup Charlie in watercolor05:43

Taught by Charlotte Hamilton

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Join artist and illustrator, Charlotte Hamilton, in a month of exploring portraiture. Starting with quick sketches, you’ll learn the proportions of the face and create portraits in just a few minutes. As you move through the month, you’ll build observational skills while working from photos and discover how to use markers and colored pencils to create fun layers of color. Charlotte dives deeper into painted portraits later in the month, using colorful inks and paints to bring faces to life. By the end of this comprehensive series, you’ll understand how combine all of your skills to create master portraits of friends and family.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Canson XL watercolor paper 9” x 12"
Graphite pencils and eraser
Colored pencils
Felt-tip markers
Brush markers (Charlotte uses Tombow and Koi)
Fine-tip pens (Charlotte uses Micron and Staedtler)
Ballpoint pen
Charcoal
Gouache paints (Charlotte uses Acryla Gouache for regular colors and neons)
Watercolors (Charlotte uses a Cotman watercolor set)
India ink
Watercolor ink in color of choice
Watercolor paintbrushes in a variety of sizes
PDF with photo references

Downloads:

Download Materials List Daily_Portrait_Challenge_Reference_Images.pdf

Learn how to:

Draw from a photo
Draw a proportionate face
See values in hues
Work in black and white and color
Create portraits 2, 5, and 10 minutes

What You’ll Get:

A 31-day portrait-themed art challenge using pens, pencils, paints, markers and more.
31 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list and downloadable PDF with photo references
Step-by-step expert instruction from Charlotte Hamilton
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students