What is your approach to drawing a portrait?

EDIT: This is mostly a tutorial for the technique of drawing a face. Frankly, it was a late night response to the "rendering an eye" answer, and in doing so, It is still a technical response. read more

OK so this tutorail is for all those drawers out there who would like to start a portrait. read more

Portrait sketching is very rewarding, especially when you step away from your drawing and realize, wow, it does look like the person you're drawing. Keep practicing, and keep noticing and observing. You're already on the road to progress if you've noticed that you have problems grouping faces together. read more

EDIT: This is mostly a tutorial for the technique of drawing a face. Frankly, it was a late night response to the "rendering an eye" answer, and in doing so, It is still a technical response. Feifei Wang's answer is awesome about the proper approach. read more

Drawing Pencil Portraits. Our lesson on drawing portraits is an illustrated step by step tutorial that will teach you the skills and techniques you need to help you draw a convincing pencil portrait. Our section on the Proportions of the Head helps you to measure the size, calculate the shape and position the features of a face in your drawings. read more