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Improve your Drawing Skills Fast with this Drawing Technique of Self Portrait.
Today I propose one of the best drawing exercises you can do to improve your skills as portrait painters: The self-portrait.
In my portrait courses, I have always advised my students to do a self-portrait at least once a month. By doing this, we were able to improve our ability to correctly see a face, improve proportions, shading, and ease in our drawings and portraits.
It is not about making a super picture full of details and filigree, but rather to be able to achieve the greatest possible similarity in a short time. For example, in real time, this portrait took me to draw it 35 minutes.
In a part of the video, you will see that I turn the drawing around, this serves to see clearly what mistakes we may have made without realizing it, and it will also increase the similarity of your portraits. Although the photograph is not turned around, you must also turn the photo around, of course.
There is a version of this tutorial in Spanish on my channel "Arte Vivo y Divertido" this is the direct link if you want to see it: youtu.be/q3nYCVMk4pw
Materials:
Drawing paper 120 grams
Pencils: 2B, 4B
Black marker 0.2
Moldable eraser
Music on this video. bensound.com
Al songs are from Bensound.com, and I mention it as the ask to have legal rights to use their music on youtube videos.
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🎨 Welcome to Art Online Tutorials!
This channel offers easy and relaxing art tutorials, designed especially for beginners and hobbyists. Whether you love pencil drawing, realistic sketching or painting with simple materials, you'll find step-by-step guidance to help you enjoy the process and improve your skills.
🖊️ All our videos are in English and are suitable for people learning how to draw or paint at home. Our goal is to make artistic techniques simple, fun and accessible for everyone — no matter where you are in the world.
💬 Subscribe for weekly tutorials on pencil drawing, watercolor, realistic sketching, shading, textures and more. Learn at your own pace and grow your creativity one drawing at a time.
👨🎨 All tutorials are created by José Manuel Gallego García, artist and art teacher.
He also runs a Spanish-language YouTube channel focused on art instruction called **Arte Vivo y Divertido**, where you can find similar step-by-step drawing and painting tutorials for Spanish-speaking audiences: youtube.com/@Artevivoydivertido
Do you speak Spanish? I also have a drawing tutorial channel in Spanish! Check it out here:
youtube.com/@Artevivoydivertido
¿Hablas español? También tengo un canal de tutoriales de dibujo en español. Échale un vistazo aquí:
youtube.com/@Artevivoydivertido
Do you know my new exclusive channel of Acrylic Painting techniques, demonstrations and lessons? Visit me!
youtube.com/channel/UCAWf5cGp7UMhHolsgt-y2ew --~--
#easydrawing #freedrawingandpaintinlessons #knowingdrawingacademy #josemanuelgallegogarcia
Improve your Drawing Skills Fast with this Drawing Technique of Self Portrait.
Today I propose one of the best drawing exercises you can do to improve your skills as portrait painters: The self-portrait.
In my portrait courses, I have always advised my students to do a self-portrait at least once a month. By doing this, we were able to improve our ability to correctly see a face, improve proportions, shading, and ease in our drawings and portraits.
It is not about making a super picture full of details and filigree, but rather to be able to achieve the greatest possible similarity in a short time. For example, in real time, this portrait took me to draw it 35 minutes.
In a part of the video, you will see that I turn the drawing around, this serves to see clearly what mistakes we may have made without realizing it, and it will also increase the similarity of your portraits. Although the photograph is not turned around, you must also turn the photo around, of course.
There is a version of this tutorial in Spanish on my channel "Arte Vivo y Divertido" this is the direct link if you want to see it: youtu.be/q3nYCVMk4pw
Materials:
Drawing paper 120 grams
Pencils: 2B, 4B
Black marker 0.2
Moldable eraser
Music on this video. bensound.com
Al songs are from Bensound.com, and I mention it as the ask to have legal rights to use their music on youtube videos.
artonlinetutorials.blogspot.com.es
Facebook:
facebook.com/artonlinetutorials
Twitter:
twitter.com/JoseMGallego1
jose.m.gallego.garcia@gmail.com
🎨 Welcome to Art Online Tutorials!
This channel offers easy and relaxing art tutorials, designed especially for beginners and hobbyists. Whether you love pencil drawing, realistic sketching or painting with simple materials, you'll find step-by-step guidance to help you enjoy the process and improve your skills.
🖊️ All our videos are in English and are suitable for people learning how to draw or paint at home. Our goal is to make artistic techniques simple, fun and accessible for everyone — no matter where you are in the world.
💬 Subscribe for weekly tutorials on pencil drawing, watercolor, realistic sketching, shading, textures and more. Learn at your own pace and grow your creativity one drawing at a time.
👨🎨 All tutorials are created by José Manuel Gallego García, artist and art teacher.
He also runs a Spanish-language YouTube channel focused on art instruction called **Arte Vivo y Divertido**, where you can find similar step-by-step drawing and painting tutorials for Spanish-speaking audiences: youtube.com/@Artevivoydivertido
Do you speak Spanish? I also have a drawing tutorial channel in Spanish! Check it out here:
youtube.com/@Artevivoydivertido
¿Hablas español? También tengo un canal de tutoriales de dibujo en español. Échale un vistazo aquí:
youtube.com/@Artevivoydivertido
