These Tutorials Will Help You Create Realistic Portraits

​ ​ ​ ​ [Mixed Media Thread Painting Embroidery Art]()​ Want to improve your portrait drawing? The ability to draw a convincingly real portrait may seem difficult to achieve, but the reality is that all it takes is an understanding of different techniques and a lot of practice. If you are willing to learn a few tricks, you can start your journey toward achieving realism in your drawings. Luckily, My Modern Met has a lot of resources to help you along the way. To start off, we have a number of written drawing tutorials to help you grasp the basics of drawing people. This includes step-by-step instructions for drawing [eyes](, [lips](, [noses](), and [hair](, as well as [faces]() and [hands](=). If you are just getting your feet wet with drawing portraits and want to get more comfortable with the basics before diving into realism, we can help with that, too. [My Modern Met Academy]( has several drawing classes that revolve around portraiture and one is specifically geared toward beginners. Taught by artist Melissa de Nobrega, [Portrait Drawing for Beginners: Learn How to Draw Anyone You'd Like](), the online art class is the perfect way to get comfortable drawing people. Over the course of several lessons, de Nobrega breaks down the anatomy of the face and provides insights on how to find facial landmarks. She also guides you on how to ensure that you get the proper proportions every time you start drawing a face. You can then follow along as she works on a digital tablet to create a stunning portrait. Whether you end up working digitally or on paper, the fundamentals that she teaches will set you up for success. Once you feel comfortable with those skills, it's time to take the leap toward realism with our newest drawing course, [Realistic Portrait Drawing Made Easy](=). Taught by Matheus Macedo, who specializes in creating hyperrealistic portraits, the class is a masterclass in realism. Macedo makes things easy by breaking down the face into its individual components, allowing you to work beside him every step of the way. He'll also show a few easy tricks on how to transfer your inspiration image onto paper in order to set yourself up for success. So, as you can see, there are a lot of ways you can learn to draw realistic portraits; just be careful. Once you get started, it will be hard to stop! Looking for more drawing tips? Subscribe to our [Drawing Club newsletter](). [Enroll Now]( Watch these previews of [Portrait Drawing for Beginners]() and [Realistic Portrait Drawing Made Easy](=). [[video preview]​]()[[video preview]​](=) These written drawing tutorials will also help you sharpen your skills, free of charge. ​[HOW TO DRAW EYES](​ ​ ​[HOW TO DRAW A NOSE]()​ ​ ​[HOW TO DRAW LIPS](​ ​ ​[HOW TO DRAW HANDS](=)​ = ​ ​[HOW TO DRAW A FACE]()​ ​ ​ [Squiggle Line] ​ ​ ​ We'd love to see what you create! Use the #MMAcademy to share your work with us. [[facebook]​]()[[twitter]​]([[pinterest]​]([[instagram]​]([[tiktok]​]( ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Thanks for subscribing to newsletters from [My Modern Met.]( To make sure our emails don’t get lost, [add us to your address book.]() UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES: - Daily Newsletter: Whenever there is something new - Weekly Roundup: Weekly updates packaged into one convenient newsletter - Click here to change your [current preferences.]( [Unsubscribe]( | 121 Evergreen Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630 ​