ONLINE ART COURSE

Modules 1-6: Full Portrait Study

This is the beginning of a journey to learn the techniques developed and honed by award winning artist Kelvin Okafor starting right here, with learning how to draw a full portrait in a lifelike manner.

The art course teaches students how to draw using methods including covering: perspective, shapes and shadows, pencil, use of charcoal and chalk to draw a human portrait.

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“This is an excellent starting point for artists who want to take their drawings to the next level.”

£ 1250 Life time

All 6 module course video audio
All 6 module course certificates
All 6 module bonus prints
All 6 module print certificates
Lifetime Access to all 6 modules

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Materials required

Smooth Cartridge Paper. Any weight but preferably (170gsm)
Graphite Pencils – Faber-Castell 9000: grades (5H) and (B)
Charcoal Pencil – Conte a Paris Pierre Noire (3B)
Wolff’s Carbon Pencil – grade (B)
Stabilo CarbOthello Pencil – (Gray Warm 5)
Cretacolor White Chalk Pencil
Stabilo CarbOthello Sharpener
Cretacolor White Chalk Pencil
Cretacolor Monolith Eraser
Conte a Paris Pastel Pencil Sharpener
Pro Art POLAR 31 – White Nylon Brush
Jakar Compressed Charcoal – Assorted Grey Set
Cotton Buds/Q-Tips
Tortillon

The Full Portrait Academy course provides up to 30 hours of real-time drawing by Kelvin.

What you will learn?

Understanding the materials/tools I use
Understanding proportions and shapes
Understanding how to draw using freehand
Understanding how to make outlines
Understanding how to apply the materials shown and used
Understanding tonal values/light and shaded
Understanding how to blend charcoal and graphite
Understanding how to texturize skin
Understanding how to draw pores and blemishes
Understanding how to make highlights and reflections on skin and eyes.

Academy courses deliver an in-depth, detailed video content of realism in drawing. They provide a foundation for you to develop your knowledge and enhance your skills.

The techniques demonstrated are very in-depth and detailed that from just one course you should be able to understand the artist’s process and use it to evolve your art practice.