Realistic Portrait Drawing Made Easy

Learn all the skills necessary to create highly realistic portrait drawings using pencil and charcoal from artist Matheus Macedo.

with Matheus Macedo
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  • Intermediate
  • 5.0 (3 Reviews)
  • 2.2 hours
  • Closed Captions
Ever wanted to learn how to draw a realistic portrait?

Artist Matheus Macedo makes things easy by breaking down his entire creative process, from finding inspiration to tracing methods to how to expertly create remarkable detail in your next portrait.

  • Introduction
  • Materials
  • Supplies Checklist
  • Choosing a Reference Photo
  • Project Reference Photo
  • Tracing - Transfer Method
  • Tracing - Grid Method
  • Let's Get Started
  • Background
  • Eyes
  • Forehead
  • Hair
  • Cheek
  • Nose
  • Mustache and Mouth
  • Beard
  • Neck and Clothes
  • What's Next
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Meet your instructor Matheus. Realistic Drawing Artist.

Matheus Macedo is a Brazilian artist specializing in realistic drawings using graphite, charcoal, and colored pencil. He has a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Brasilia and complemented his studies in Turin, Italy, though he never practiced the profession. However, Matheus never gave up on drawing and enrolled in many art courses after graduating, learning from world-class realistic drawing artists. Also interested in education, he took the plunge into sharing the knowledge he acquired through the years in his home city. From 2020 on, he’s been focusing on recording online classes, reaching thousands of students from all over the world. He is one of the winners of the American Art Awards 2022 for his piece ‘Denzel Washington as Macbeth’ in graphite and charcoal.

This course was created to prove that everybody can make realistic drawings. By breaking down the process into smaller steps, the idea of drawing realistic artwork will look way less scary than it seems.

Organized in a series of actionable tips, the lessons allow you to draw along with me and immediately put into practice what you’ve learned.

The process shown in this course is the same one I follow for all my black-and-white drawings, so you’ll have the foundation you need to practice and achieve the best version of yourself as an artist.

You’ll realize how rewarding it is to tackle a project like this, so challenge yourself and be proud of your drawings!

Realistic Portrait Drawing Made Easy

  • Get acquainted with essential drawing tools
  • Discover how to transfer your inspiration image
  • Learn how to create different textures
  • Gain the confidence to create your own portraits
Realistic Portrait Drawing Made Easy
with Matheus Macedo

$45.95

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What if I told you that don’t need years of experience to be able to make realistic drawings?
Join me on this course, and I promise your drawings will take a leap in quality if you learn a few secrets of the masters—and I’ll teach you all the secrets I know!


Matheus Macedo
Reviews
5 star rating

Fantastic!

James Kauffman

The course was very well laid out, and by replaying sections several times, I was able to take my graphite drawing to the next level. Highly recommended! -Jim

The course was very well laid out, and by replaying sections several times, I was able to take my graphite drawing to the next level. Highly recommended! -Jim

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Techniques

Roy Gibson

Up until now I have been a freehand drawer of portraits. Here I learn't different techniques to apply quick ways to achieve basic and accurate portrait outlines. This course has also greatly improved my shading skills on everything I draw.

Up until now I have been a freehand drawer of portraits. Here I learn't different techniques to apply quick ways to achieve basic and accurate portrait outlines. This course has also greatly improved my shading skills on everything I draw.

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Frequently Asked Questions

During the class, Matheus will go over all the tools you need and you will be able to download a supplies list. However, here are some of the essentials that he recommends:

Strathmore Series 300 Bristol Pads 

Graphite pencils- HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, and 8B grades (Staedtler brand or similar)

Carbon pencils - 2B, 4B, 6B, and 8B grades (Matheus prefers Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black)

Tombow Mono Zero 2.3 mm round tip eraser

Pencil Eraser

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Yes, Matheus's reference photo is included in a PDF format. This will allow students to follow along and complete the same drawing. However, you are also welcome to use your own reference material and complete a different project using the techniques that he outlines.

While Matheus breaks down the entire project step-by-step, students will want to have some familiarity with concepts of contrast, light, shade, and the proportions of the human face. We would suggest enrolling in our Portrait Drawing for Beginners course to gain familiarity in those areas before attempting this course.

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