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In this final lesson, Erik will complete the planned projection of the tank.

Join Erik as he starts his planned projection of a tank.

Congratulations on completing Phase III Figure Painting! In this last video, Jeff provides some closing thoughts on the phase and will give a brief introduction on Phase IV.

Closing thoughts from your instructor, Brian Knox.

Follow along as Brian finishes up his full value portrait drawing, and watch as he works to maintain the constructive principles learned early on in this phase, even as he enters into the final stretch of this drawing. 

It's time to utilize all you've learned, from the construction of the skull, to the rhythms of the face, to the planar breakdown of the features and finally the application of value.  Watch as Brian puts all of the lessons learned in this phase to use in a final full value portrait drawing.

Follow along with Brian once again, and learn how to utilize the two-value method in a female portrait drawing. 

Continue putting your newly learned skills to practice, as you follow along with Brian on this second two-value portrait drawing. 

Now that you've practiced your studies, it's time to bring your knowledge of two value breakdowns and structural and rhythmical understanding to good use, and complete a portrait of your own.

Now that you've practiced the two-value breakdown of a drawing, learn how to "bridge the gaps" by applying half tones while you follow along with Brian on this Full Value study.

Continue growing your value placement skills with Brian, by following along with this second two-value master study. 

Put your value skills to practice, by breaking down your understanding of value into a simple, two value head study.  

As you prepare to utilize your newfound planar and rhythmical knowledge, you will need to utilize one of the most important tools in an artists' arsenal;  value control.  Follow along with Brian as he prepares you for the next lessons with an overview on the importance of value control. 

Follow along as Brian demonstrates how to break down the subtle form of the mouth into easy-to-understand planes.

Watch as Brian breaks down and explains the planes of the nose, and follow along as he demonstrates how to render the nose while maintaining the underlying planar structure 

In this lesson, you will learn the construction of the eye, and how to create a three-dimensional feel to this feature while keeping subtly in your drawing.

Each feature of the face has it's own forms, shares and construction to understand.  Learn how to approach and break down these features practically, starting with the ear.

Now that you've learned the basic construction of the skull and the placement of features with the Reilly Rhythms, you're ready to understand the planes of the head.  Learn to build out the planes of the face through study of the Asaro Head model.

Continue to follow along with Brian, as he demonstrates how to utilize the Reilly Rhythms in a 3/4 pose head drawing.

Follow along as Brian further demonstrates the importance of the Reilly Rhythms, this time by utilizing the rhythms with a male model.

Now that you've learned how the Reilly Rhythms work, learn how to apply and utilize the rhythms while working from a photo.