Portrait Drawing
Structure, Observation & The Creative Mind
This is a 6-hour workshop with 3-hour weekly sessions.
Sunday, October 4 & 11
from 1 pm - 4 pm
Level: beginners and intermediates.
Maximum: 10 students per class
Teacher: Joshua Tuil
Portrait Drawing: Structure, Observation, and the Creative Mind
Instructor: Joshua Tuil
Portrait drawing goes beyond simply copying a face. It is about understanding and building the human presence. In this class, students will explore portraiture through a structured yet creative approach that integrates observation, anatomy, design, and intuition. By blending clear construction techniques with imagination and emotion, artists will learn to create portraits that look believable and full of life.
We will work together to break down the head into simple, easy-to-understand shapes and relationships. Students will learn to look past individual features and see how structure, proportions, perspective, planes, and rhythm all come together to form a strong portrait. With guided exercises and step-by-step studies, we will help you simplify what you see, make better artistic choices, and approach realism with more confidence.
This course encourages artists to draw in a way that combines instinct and creativity, letting observation and feeling support each other. Students will practice balancing accuracy with expression, structure with sensitivity, and technical skills with their own interpretation. You will work on shading, edge control, form design, likeness, composition, and visual storytelling as part of making portraits.
Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced artist looking to improve your realism and personal style, these sessions provide a supportive and inspiring space for both technical growth and creative freedom. In the end, portrait drawing is not just about copying a face, but about learning to see, understand, and show the humanity within it.
Cost: Registration fee $000. + Materials $00. + GST (including kiln firing)
total: $000.00 tax included