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.

We have mentioned below what you will be learning in each of the sessions:

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

Session 2 : Eyes (2.5 hours)

Basic Anatomy
Shading techniques for eyes, eye lids, Iris and pupil
Sketching Eye lashes
Sketching Eyebrows
Discuss different angles and perspectives from various references

Session 3: Nose and Ears (2.5 hours)

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)

THIS MASTERCLASS IS SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS PROVIDED YOU ATTEND THE FIRST SESSION OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE PENCIL PORTRAIT COURSES BY AAKASH RAMESH

The workshop will be hosted via ZOOM (Video Conferencing Application). We will send you a unique Zoom link a day before the workshop for you to join.

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)

Only 20 Seats Available per Session! Click below to Block Your Seat !