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Learn to create portraits


Break down each facial feature and learn to create your own original portraits.

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About the Artist and the Course

Born in Amsterdam, Anna Korteweg studied at the University of Arts in Amsterdam and obtained her Master's in Fine Arts at the Dutch Art Institute in Enschede in 2008. After graduation, Anna travelled the world for a long time and exhibited in Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, New York and the Middle East.


As a teacher, Anna believes that art can help people overcome their struggles, allowing them to be free.

Portrait Foundations: A Step-by-Step Course


Learn to create portraits using monochrome watercolour techniques to understand volume, form, and depth by breaking down each facial feature and how they correlate with one another.


Class 1

Class 1: The Face: Shape and Proportion
Session 2

Class 2:  The Face: Depth and Value
Session 3

Class 3: The Eyes
Session 4

Class 4: The Nose and Mouth
Session 5

Class 5: The Ears and Hair
Session 6

Class 6: Full portrait in Monochrome

Why do this course

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Just bring your curiosity. No prior experience required.

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Watch, re-wind and learn per your convenience

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What are others saying

price option <div class="editor-content"><p><span style="font-size: 1.125rem">Ken</span></p></div>

Ken

Thank you, Anna. Your approach to getting feature placement and proportion is just the foundation I'd been missing. Being new, drawing faces has been frustrating, and this first lesson alone has been a step forward.

price option <div class="editor-content"><p><span style="font-size: 1.125rem">Marjorie</span></p></div>

Marjorie

This class has given me wonderful tools to use in portraits (I.e. learning how to take the time to properly measure the features). I have to laugh at myself for putting the ear too close to the middle of the head on a profile and I had the ear straight - no more. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

price option <div class="editor-content"><p><span style="font-size: 1.125rem">Nikita</span></p></div>

Nikita

I learned a lot from this session. Good instruction! She's very detailed in helping us get proportions correct. I say that as I observe so many errors in my proportions. Still, practice makes perfect! I really like this instructor.