Beginner's Guide to Sketchbook Portraits: Easy Steps to Draw Faces

Welcome to "A Dad Who Draws"! If you're just starting your artistic journey, this video is perfect for you. Join me as I guide you through simple and effective steps to draw faces in your sketchbook. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have the confidence and skills to create beautiful portrait sketches.
📖 *In This Video, You'll Learn:*
1. *Basic Face Proportions* - Understand the fundamental structure of a face.
2. *Drawing Facial Features* - Easy techniques for sketching eyes, noses, and mouths.
3. *Proportion Techniques* - How to accurately place facial features.
4. *Beginner Tips* - Essential tricks to make your portraits more lifelike.
5. *Practice Exercises* - Fun and simple exercises to boost your skills.
🧰 *Materials You'll Need:*
- Sketchbook
- Pencils (HB, 2B, 4B)
- Eraser
- Ruler (optional)
- Reference photos
🌟 *Why Start with Simple Portraits?*
Starting with simple techniques builds your confidence and sets a strong foundation for more advanced portrait drawing in the future.
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Happy sketching!
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thank you so much, sir!!!

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I really appreciate this video and your work

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@@adadwhodraws I'm good right now thank you. I'm doing the Draw A Box free course and some basics on Domestika. Autumn s coming and my gardening will be done for the season in a few months, I want to hit the ground running into improving my art.
Your content gives me side quests and ideas to work with.

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Hi kurt absolutely not cheating to work from a reference..it's how we learn!

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Nice style of demo.
Thank you

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Thank you Tracy!

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Nice drawing 😊 9:05

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Thank you Maya!

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