started painting at age 75 - doing botanical but am interested in portraits. I have researched a number of artists and finally hit pay dirt "Alphonso Dunn". I am ordering your books and spending some time watching your videos til the books arrive. thank you. Jean Saccoccio
I have never drawn anything but stick figures and blobs. However, I am an avid art appreciator. I decided that I wanted to maybe get into something artistic just a a meditative, relaxing endeavor. I stumbled upon your channel by accident, and it is the best "accident" I have ever had. You have inspired me to get a drawing pad and just "experience". I have a strong science background, and although you are artistic, you are so methodical and analytical with your approach that it really resonates with you. You are a phenomenal instructor, and you make it seem so doable. I truly appreciate all the time and energy that you have taken to upload these videos. I can tell you LOVE what you do, and you are unselfish in your desire to teach practically. You are definitely making this Caribbean sister proud!!!
I cannot thank you enough for these videos! I just drew the most solid, real head I've ever drawn. And that's just from your first two lessons in this category.
Binge watching your vids like netflix. Best videos ever!!! I'm not completely new to art, but I always love going back to the basics and you are an amazing artist, so knowledgeable and offer great techniques. Love how you simplify the process. Thank you👍👍👍 I am finally feeling more confident with proportions.
Alphonso, I've been working my way through your tutorials for the past 6 weeks and just wanted to say thanks for all of the hard work you've put into them. I've tried countless drawing tutorials in the past but never found anything that resonated with me the way your instruction has. Your a natural teacher, excellent communicator and an amazing artist. My drawing is improving dramatically, thank you so much!!
Wow. You really simplify the process. And what's even better is that your voice shows how excited you are about your craft which makes it exciting to watch. Thx for another good video!
I must admit that I feel a but numb for discovering this channel only now... I have wasted months! :'D I am not a beginner when it comes to drawing, or drawing humans, but I have been struggling a lot because of inefficient practice methods (or at least the progress hasn't been as fast as I'd like). I have found plenty of good and valuable new ways to look into drawing humans especially through your channel, the progress has been pretty much instant. If I could afford, I would definitely buy your book. Don't take it off the market any time soon, I shall have it one day. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, vision and remarkable teaching skills with us here! ^^
You are a great teacher, Alphonso! You are able to take a complex topic and break it down into manageable chunks and explain them so that they make sense and are intuitive. Thank you
Slant" for ear is new to me. He is simply uncommonly good at this drawing thing. I feel totally empowered by his instruction and the promise of advancement in an area of stagnation for me... decades of stagnation! I can tackle Loomis in early edition paperback with full confidence that I can stretch these lessons to drawing anything using his "Simple shapes method."
Alfonso I am very happy and glad at the same time for opening my computer to your lineup of videos I have returned to art drawing with more focus and your method works greatly for me , thank you for being there.
Omg for the love of holy frijoles...within 10 minutes my drawing improved. I had the formula down. Thank you so much. Everything was so wonky before. I kept trying with different tutorials, but the teaching was wayyyyy off. When you teach someone how to do it themselves, they will flourish! Thank you once again.
I have not drawn or painted since the early nineties. I became ill and handicapped and it was almost impossible for me to study and continue painting, I'm a firm believer that drawing and oil painting go hand in hand, you can't get better in one without getting better in the other.I am new to your You Tube site, and find it a true revelation , a real "ureka" moment. With your style and professionalism you have injected excitement and desire to continue my studies with you being the backbone of my endeavours. I want to Thank you very much and will follow you diligently.
With regards to what you said about knowing the standard head, *repetition is the key* to remembering the standard way of drawing a portrait. Your idea reminded me of one of my late father's elementaty school students who he inspried. My father taught her this and she was able to do beautiful portraits. She even did some anime. All using the portrait drawing techniques you are showing in this video. Last I heard, around 2019 she was doing some outsourced artworks and was able to buy a drawing tablet to use to do her art works. She was I think, in grade 9 or grade 10 at that time.
I love the method used as a structure for the head it is very simple but effective. Just drawing along with this video and pausing between demonstrations is helping me understand so much more about proportion. Thank you so much. First time in a few weeks I've been able to fill up a sketch book page and have fun with what I create.
Watching these vid's is a wonderous event in my creative adventure. Got to get his book ASAP and of course I must watch every vid he has available before he goes corporate on us.Wish I has found them in November of 2016. Wishing has bad aspects so Let me just say how happy and relieved he has made me.
This is a wonderful way to get more confident in working profiles. I think I can do this with face forward, seems obvious but working outside the standard is relaxing!
Thanks for telling us this. I'm at a frustrating stage of my art journey where I'm seeing improvement but am still learning fundamentals, so I have so many ideas of what I'd like to draw, but don't feel capable or advanced enough to draw any of it, so I needed to be reminded that I should practice anyway. As always this video is everything I needed. I can't wait until you have full courses. I've been learning and bought courses from many very skilled artists and big names but I'm 100 certain one class with you would get me so much further than I am, because every one of these videos does.
Thanks a lot mr. Dunn! You really know how to explain the essence of drawing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on drawing with anyone interested! Your tutorials make me improve my drawing.
Too cool! Thank you for this tutorial. Now that I see how to creat these variables. I will practice the ordinary head proportions until I have memorized it. Then I will have the understanding.
Bought your book, it's one of the best purchases I made in a while! You're the best art teacher ever! You should open an art school. I bet you'll be successful!
Your videos are superb. I enjoy them a lot. They are a great introduction to someone who has aspired all the life to draw especially portraits. Hope they cover all aspects of portrait drawing. Wish you all the best in making the world a better place by exploring our creativity.
SIR! this is one of your BEST tutorial I have came across, I would request you to do same kinda tutorial facing front side of face. PLEEEAAASSEEE. This is THE BEST. WOW. AMAZING. It's a request please do the same tutorial facing front. OMG. PLEASE. It is just like you have thrown a light in a lost imagination. You know what I mean. TING. Loved it. Keep posting such videos. Hahaha
"you should be able to do this from MEMORY! I'm very serious!" OK. LOL. I will practice more. this video is a lot fun and motivation to practice. You are usually so calm. However, the excitement in this video is outright infectious. Lol. It is going to be very hard to beat this as my favorite tutorial ever.
Excellent demos! Your style wouldn't work if it was too structured / stiff. It's like you've sat each of us down at say the lunch table and said "hey, check this out.... I can show you a way to draw portraits starting with some very specific fundamentals that you can build on to any degree, and all you gotta do to get to your goal is to put in the practice and commit a bunch of my helpful tips to memory. Just stick with it long enough!" Thank you Alphonso!
new book is coming ^___^ hurrraaayyy inspiring video too, Alphonso! really looking forward to your new book (at least to get a hint what it's gonna be about) as well as the continuation of portrait video series!
Alphonso, I think you are an amazing teacher, you have a great didactic skill set. I am a teacher (not in drawing unfortunately) also, you inspire and make me better and you bring me new ideas. Thank you for this. I also love to sketch and you are helping me immensely, and yes, I got your book ;) Please continue this serie of portrait drawing, I can't wait for it :)
For anyone scared to start having fun because of lack of skills: I have kept myself from having fun with art to get the fundamentals down for about a year. I was studying so much and not doing what I liked, that i lost my passion for art, i forgot what I even liked to draw anymore and I burned out. Now, 7 months later, I'm finally slowly getting back into it and trying to let go of the pressure i put on myself to succeed. It's good to strive, but don't let it go too far like I did. Don't take yourself too seriously and have fun :)
I'm getting ready for the #29faces challenge in February (kind of like #inktober but put on by someone else, different subject, etc). This is super-helpful for that! I'm excited to see E4. And your next book.
Alphonso Dunn Really glad to hear that. I found your technique of building the face around the size and position of the eye much more engaging that many other guides that often focus on the head shape first, and I’m struggling with 3/4 angle drawing from imagination without a template of sorts to adhere to. Looking forward to your take on it!
started painting at age 75 - doing botanical but am interested in portraits. I have researched a number of artists and finally hit pay dirt "Alphonso Dunn". I am ordering your books and spending some time watching your videos til the books arrive. thank you. Jean Saccoccio
🙂🙏
Dunn for president!
lol
Alphonso Dunn could you get more into creating characters!!
I have never drawn anything but stick figures and blobs. However, I am an avid art appreciator. I decided that I wanted to maybe get into something artistic just a a meditative, relaxing endeavor. I stumbled upon your channel by accident, and it is the best "accident" I have ever had. You have inspired me to get a drawing pad and just "experience". I have a strong science background, and although you are artistic, you are so methodical and analytical with your approach that it really resonates with you. You are a phenomenal instructor, and you make it seem so doable. I truly appreciate all the time and energy that you have taken to upload these videos. I can tell you LOVE what you do, and you are unselfish in your desire to teach practically. You are definitely making this Caribbean sister proud!!!
: ) thanks so much
I cannot thank you enough for these videos! I just drew the most solid, real head I've ever drawn. And that's just from your first two lessons in this category.
i saw a lot of portrait videos but your videos are the best
Thanks much : )
i've had i dont know how many cups of coffee in my life, but this-- this is one of the best
Binge watching your vids like netflix. Best videos ever!!! I'm not completely new to art, but I always love going back to the basics and you are an amazing artist, so knowledgeable and offer great techniques. Love how you simplify the process. Thank you👍👍👍 I am finally feeling more confident with proportions.
Was just thinking that this is better than any show I've watched.
These videos are like hidden gems! I’m so glad I found them, and I’m watching them all!
One word to describe you is "Amazing"! The way you teach is just incomparable. It's a fun to have your ''classes''
🙏🙏🙏
Alphonso, I've been working my way through your tutorials for the past 6 weeks and just wanted to say thanks for all of the hard work you've put into them. I've tried countless drawing tutorials in the past but never found anything that resonated with me the way your instruction has. Your a natural teacher, excellent communicator and an amazing artist. My drawing is improving dramatically, thank you so much!!
Thats sooo awesome! Thanks much. I love to hear of progress!
I'm honestly glad you have done these videos! Keep them coming!
Its crazy watching your stuff and the way you break it down into basic shapes. You make the difficult look easy.
: ) with practice
Wow. You really simplify the process. And what's even better is that your voice shows how excited you are about your craft which makes it exciting to watch. Thx for another good video!
+LetitiaCollins you're very welcome
This is probably one of your best (and funniest) tutorials. Loved it!
Thanks
Wow, Alphonso, you're an EXCELLENT TEACHER 100%. You are Great at What You Do and Sharing It as Well. Thank you, Blessings.
Alphonso you are the best teacher on YT please keep it going. I am ordering both of your books tomorrow.
thanks you
As an engineer and programmer, your method works really well for me. A simple formula that works every time! This is great! Thanks for posting these.
I must admit that I feel a but numb for discovering this channel only now... I have wasted months! :'D I am not a beginner when it comes to drawing, or drawing humans, but I have been struggling a lot because of inefficient practice methods (or at least the progress hasn't been as fast as I'd like). I have found plenty of good and valuable new ways to look into drawing humans especially through your channel, the progress has been pretty much instant. If I could afford, I would definitely buy your book. Don't take it off the market any time soon, I shall have it one day.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, vision and remarkable teaching skills with us here! ^^
Thanks so much! Happy you found them useful
You are a great teacher, Alphonso! You are able to take a complex topic and break it down into manageable chunks and explain them so that they make sense and are intuitive. Thank you
thanks much! Glad you found it useful : )
Slant" for ear is new to me. He is simply uncommonly good at this drawing thing. I feel totally empowered by his instruction and the promise of advancement in an area of stagnation for me... decades of stagnation! I can tackle Loomis in early edition paperback with full confidence that I can stretch these lessons to drawing anything using his "Simple shapes method."
Alfonso I am very happy and glad at the same time for opening my computer to your lineup of videos I have returned to art drawing with more focus and your method works greatly for me , thank you for being there.
🙂🙂🙂my pleasure
You are the best teacher so far. U made it really clear and simple. Thank you so much. Greetings from Pakistan.
Your personality is very warm and enjoyable to listen to. 'Haha, you see that?' I love it.
Thanks much : )
Omg for the love of holy frijoles...within 10 minutes my drawing improved. I had the formula down. Thank you so much. Everything was so wonky before. I kept trying with different tutorials, but the teaching was wayyyyy off. When you teach someone how to do it themselves, they will flourish! Thank you once again.
very welcome : )
I have not drawn or painted since the early nineties. I became ill and handicapped and it was almost impossible for me to study and continue painting, I'm a firm believer that drawing and oil painting go hand in hand, you can't get better in one without getting better in the other.I am new to your You Tube site, and find it a true revelation , a real "ureka" moment. With your style and professionalism you have injected excitement and desire to continue my studies with you being the backbone of my endeavours. I want to Thank you very much and will follow you diligently.
Thanks so much!
Greatest teaching.your voice is so excited, for student to understand.Thank you
The best portrait lesson that I ever had.
Glad it helped: )
With regards to what you said about knowing the standard head, *repetition is the key* to remembering the standard way of drawing a portrait.
Your idea reminded me of one of my late father's elementaty school students who he inspried. My father taught her this and she was able to do beautiful portraits. She even did some anime. All using the portrait drawing techniques you are showing in this video. Last I heard, around 2019 she was doing some outsourced artworks and was able to buy a drawing tablet to use to do her art works. She was I think, in grade 9 or grade 10 at that time.
I was looking for a drawing teacher like you for 30 years .... I am sooo happy to learn from you now !!!! ❤️😍🙋♀️
I love the method used as a structure for the head it is very simple but effective. Just drawing along with this video and pausing between demonstrations is helping me understand so much more about proportion. Thank you so much. First time in a few weeks I've been able to fill up a sketch book page and have fun with what I create.
🙂glad I could help. Keep filling your pages : )
what a simple way to explain and get a good point across. loved the video and love the way you teach
Thanks much. Glad you found it useful
Watching these vid's is a wonderous event in my creative adventure. Got to get his book ASAP and of course I must watch every vid he has available before he goes corporate on us.Wish I has found them in November of 2016. Wishing has bad aspects so Let me just say how happy and relieved he has made me.
You’re an excellent teacher. Thank you.
This is a wonderful way to get more confident in working profiles. I think I can do this with face forward, seems obvious but working outside the standard is relaxing!
: )
I’m 68 years old. After a long gap of 48 years I start my drawing. Thanks for your video. U r the best teacher. Thank u.
Thanks so much. I am happy I can help
Your videos are so helpful, you make things so easy to understand. Gives me confidence that I can do the same.
And yes, you can!
I too am binge watching your videos. So interesting and useful! Thanks so much!
After watching several of your posts I have to say wow! You teach well. I bought your book and hope you go far.
+Rick Croucher thanks much and thanks so much for supporting my book : )
Very helpful. It's the secret of portrait drawing. Thanks for your sharing.
From the debt of my heart this video is great and quite enlightening.
Thanks much
Im not usually commenting on youtube videos but this series is so much gold, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge to us. God bless you 😇😇😇
Best teacher I ever found...! Respect from Heart🖤
in world of youtube artist i must say that you are best💕
Really struggling with human faces at this point and this video drops so many "aha" moments - super helpful.
Thanks
All of your videos are amazing. Definitely my favorite tutorials I've watched. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thanks so much
Thanks for telling us this. I'm at a frustrating stage of my art journey where I'm seeing improvement but am still learning fundamentals, so I have so many ideas of what I'd like to draw, but don't feel capable or advanced enough to draw any of it, so I needed to be reminded that I should practice anyway. As always this video is everything I needed. I can't wait until you have full courses. I've been learning and bought courses from many very skilled artists and big names but I'm 100 certain one class with you would get me so much further than I am, because every one of these videos does.
thanks so much! Courses will be available in the near future. Just trying to get this book #2 done : )
Alphonso Dunn really book 2, what is it about?
Your teaching is the best. I can't wait for the other parts.
thanks
Thank you so much for your videos. I love your work and the way you teach in steps. I've learned so much from them, and plan on watching them all.
Awesome! Really glad you find them useful : )
Thank you for the video!! It’s so educational and simple to understand and I’m gonna go crazy with it!
Thanks Alphonso 😊 my rendering and shading is getting better.
I really love this series! Is it still continuing? A video for heads in different positions would be so helpful.
I will continue it
Great demo,it was a stroke of genius, making face out of those unlikely shapes but it works ,fantastic.
: ) thanks
I trully love your videos. Already ordered your book. I’m eager to receive it!!! 🤗🤗
: ) thanks so much!
Thanks a lot mr. Dunn! You really know how to explain the essence of drawing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on drawing with anyone interested! Your tutorials make me improve my drawing.
Very welcome, glad I can help
Incredible teacher, thanks for all the effort
I BOUGHT YOUR BOOK AND I ENJOY IT!! It didnt have as much as I was expecting but it was stil knowledgeable and help me out a bit. I appreciate it!!
Thanks so much! And please remember to leave a brief comment or review on amazon if you can : )
Thanks
Too cool! Thank you for this tutorial. Now that I see how to creat these variables. I will practice the ordinary head proportions until I have memorized it. Then I will have the understanding.
I haven’t laughed so hard or had more fun in a long time! This was SO MUCH FUN, Alphonso! And, as always, I learned so so much! You’re the BOMB Teach!
Watch a lot of art tutorials but this is so much fun I can't stop drawing heads so glade I found this video
Bought your book, it's one of the best purchases I made in a while!
You're the best art teacher ever!
You should open an art school. I bet you'll be successful!
Thanks so much! And please remember to leave a comment on amazon if you can. I will appreciate it : )
you are awesome......thanks for share every important information ,,best teacher....
thanks much. Glad its appreciated
Great video as usual. You make learning these concepts very easy, I have truly learned a lot, thank you!
Your videos are superb. I enjoy them a lot. They are a great introduction to someone who has aspired all the life to draw especially portraits. Hope they cover all aspects of portrait drawing. Wish you all the best in making the world a better place by exploring our creativity.
I really like the way you explain things in your videos. Good stuff.
Thanks
Very passionate in both teaching and drawing, appreciate it so much
I bought both of your books on Amazon and they will arrive on Monday!
great video. I'm gonna have to go back and watch the other videos. looking foward to exploring character creation after watching this.
you'll have fun with it
SIR! this is one of your BEST tutorial I have came across, I would request you to do same kinda tutorial facing front side of face. PLEEEAAASSEEE. This is THE BEST. WOW. AMAZING. It's a request please do the same tutorial facing front. OMG. PLEASE. It is just like you have thrown a light in a lost imagination. You know what I mean. TING. Loved it. Keep posting such videos. Hahaha
+Dhaval Chauhan youre very welcome 🙂
I'm 58 years old and I still like to draw. I wish I had art teachers like you when I was younger
Its never too late
Thanks for the encouragement. God bless you.
Without doubt,you're one of the best !
Thanks much
Fantastic lesson, fantastic teacher, keep it up, proud of you!
THanks much : )
"you should be able to do this from MEMORY! I'm very serious!" OK. LOL. I will practice more. this video is a lot fun and motivation to practice. You are usually so calm. However, the excitement in this video is outright infectious. Lol. It is going to be very hard to beat this as my favorite tutorial ever.
Extremely helpful for the beginner. I bought your books. Really wonderful
Excellent demos! Your style wouldn't work if it was too structured / stiff. It's like you've sat each of us down at say the lunch table and said "hey, check this out.... I can show you a way to draw portraits starting with some very specific fundamentals that you can build on to any degree, and all you gotta do to get to your goal is to put in the practice and commit a bunch of my helpful tips to memory. Just stick with it long enough!" Thank you Alphonso!
I have watched so many vedios on how to draw the head. And yours was the best ever. !!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I can actually do it...lol
thanks so much. Glad it helped
This man is a treasure!
your a amazing teacher.. thank you...
Such a fun exercise. All those characters look like any random day at the DMV.
very fascinating and good insight into the making of facial features
: )
Really really simple, very understandably and have improved. Thank you very much.
Alphonso: ¡ muchas gracias desde España!
This is all i needed. Thank you. You are the best
new book is coming ^___^ hurrraaayyy
inspiring video too, Alphonso!
really looking forward to your new book (at least to get a hint what it's gonna be about) as well as the continuation of portrait video series!
: ) hmmm maybe I will lol
Hey, Thanks for being a long time supporter. Means alot
Alphonso, I think you are an amazing teacher, you have a great didactic skill set. I am a teacher (not in drawing unfortunately) also, you inspire and make me better and you bring me new ideas. Thank you for this.
I also love to sketch and you are helping me immensely, and yes, I got your book ;) Please continue this serie of portrait drawing, I can't wait for it :)
Thanks so much! It's inspiring just to know that.
And please remember to leave a comment on amazon.com, if you can anyway lol. But really, thank you
The book you suggested in one of the videos by Andrew loomis was worth reading thank Brother
You are absolutely amazing!!! Thank you so much !
Thanks much : )
For anyone scared to start having fun because of lack of skills:
I have kept myself from having fun with art to get the fundamentals down for about a year. I was studying so much and not doing what I liked, that i lost my passion for art, i forgot what I even liked to draw anymore and I burned out. Now, 7 months later, I'm finally slowly getting back into it and trying to let go of the pressure i put on myself to succeed. It's good to strive, but don't let it go too far like I did.
Don't take yourself too seriously and have fun :)
Very well said!
Amazing explanation thank you sooooo much really appreciated
You are really good explaining this !! Thank you very much !!
Thanks much, and youre very welcome : )
your vids are making me a better artist, going to order book ASAP. thanks!
Glad I can help! And thanks for supporting it
Very well done. Inspiring!!
thanks
I'm getting ready for the #29faces challenge in February (kind of like #inktober but put on by someone else, different subject, etc). This is super-helpful for that! I'm excited to see E4. And your next book.
Never heard of that challenge. Sounds interesting!
Love your videos. Amazing!
Thank you very much for these great video's ,
+ruth barnett youre very welcome : )
This one was a lot of fun! Thank you, Alfonso. 😎 I'm off to try some of these tips - just for fun.
Glad you enjoyed it 😎
I thank you very much for your videos...Learn a lot...Carlos
very welcome : )
Excellent as always! I can already see myself improving. Thank you again.
Thats like music to me : )
your videos and your book is really helpful to up my skill level! Thank you!
im sure all the great things i have to say about your tutorials have been said, so ill just say thank you... thank you
Omg. thank you, have found your tutorials soo helpful. thank you.
Awesome!
Love this series, is it continuing? I’d love to hear your take on 3/4 angle drawing!
Yes definitely
Alphonso Dunn Really glad to hear that. I found your technique of building the face around the size and position of the eye much more engaging that many other guides that often focus on the head shape first, and I’m struggling with 3/4 angle drawing from imagination without a template of sorts to adhere to. Looking forward to your take on it!