Pencil Portrait Masterclass by Aakash Ramesh on October 17th, 18th, 24th & 25th
About the Artist:
I am Aakash Ramesh (@aakash_drawingbook), a self-taught graphite pencil artist. Completed my under graduation and worked as a Security Analyst for almost three years in Chennai, India. I moved to Charlotte, USA to do my Masters Degree few years back. I live in South Chicago, USA and work in a MNC. I got into this portrait sketching during my under graduate college days. I have done hundreds of portraits in the past decade for celebrities and customers from across the globe.
Materials Required:
- Pencils (HB, 2B, 4B) other variants optional - Any Brand
- Blending tools (Earbuds or Paper stumps or Tissue paper)
- General eraser
- Kneaded eraser
- Sketching sheet (Please avoid copier/xerox paper)
- Ruler/Scale
About the Masterclass:
- This Masterclass is split into 6 sessions.
- Each session is focused on one part of the portrait.
- You can choose to attend all the 6 sessions or pick and choose the session that you want to attend.
Session 1 - Basics of Graphite Portraits (2.5 hours)
- Choosing and analysis of reference image
- Reference editing and framing
- Tools and materials
- Lights and shadows
- Gridding techniques
- Mapping the reference
- Basic Anatomy
- Shading techniques for eyes, eye lids, Iris and pupil
- Sketching Eye lashes
- Sketching Eyebrows
- Discuss different angles and perspectives from various references
- Basic Anatomy
- Shading techniques for nose
- Shading techniques for ears
- Discuss different angles and perspectives
Session 4: Lips and Teeth (2.5 hours)
- Mapping outline of lips
- Shading
- Texture of lips
- Mapping outline and shading of teeth
- Discussing different angles and perspectives
Session 5: Skin tone and Skin texture (2.5 hours)
- Analysing the skin
- Creating skin tone
- Adding skin texture
- Adding Skin pores
- Adding Blemishes
- Adding Moles
- Adding Freckles
- Adding Wrinkles
Session 6: Hair (2.5 hours)
- Analysing the hair style of the reference
- Mapping the outline
- Reflections and highlights
- Sketching different hairstyles
- Light and dark hair
- Facial hair (Beard)
- Facial hair (Moustache)


Duration: 15 hour Workshop split into the following 6 sessions
Date: October 17th, 18th, 24th & 25th
Time:
- Session 1: October 17th - 8.30am to 11am (IST)
- Session 2: October 17th - 6pm to 8.30pm (IST)
- Session 3: October 18th - 8.30am to 11am (IST)
- Session 4: October 24th - 8.30am to 11am (IST)
- Session 5: October 24th - 6pm to 8.30pm (IST)
- Session 6: October 25th - 8.30am to 11am (IST)
Cost :
- Per Session: Rs.649/-
- All the Sessions: Rs.3499/-
(Recorded Session Available. If you aren't able to attend the Live workshop, you can choose to get the recording of the sessions during Registration. Recording will be accessible for 96 hours)
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