Jim – Female – Part – 5
Jim now continues to darken his values, stressing the importance of a slow build-up of the graphite.
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Jim – Female – Part – 4
Follow along as Jim begins to darken his shadows, working towards a full value range.
Jim – Female – Part – 3
With a base layer of values now established, Jim moves in to further refine the features.
Jim – Female – Part – 2
With his features locked down, watch as Jim begins to lay in his first layer of value.
Jim – Female – Part – 1
Follow along as Jim begins his linear lay-in for a new long pose graphite portrait.
Jeff – Male – Part 5
Learn the importance of finishing details and design decisions as Jeff finishes his portrait drawing in graphite.
Jeff – Male – Part 4
Learn the importance of slowly building your values up as you follow along and watch Jeff continue to push his darker values.
Jeff – Male – Part 3
Follow along as Jeff begins to expand his values, darkening his shadows slowly with additional graphite layers.
Jeff – Male – Part 2
Utilizing his mapped shapes, watch as Jeff begins to lay in the first layer of value in his drawing.
Jeff – Male – Part 1
Follow along with Watts Atelier founder Jeff Watts, as he begins his linear lay-in of the head and starts to map in his shadow pattern and interior shapes.
Jim – Male – Part – 8
Watch as Jim brings his graphite long drawing to a finish.
Jim – Male – Part – 7
As Jim closes in on his finish, watch as he makes executive decisions in the drawing and applies background tone to make the portrait "pop".
Jim – Male – Part – 6
Jim continues to lock down and refine the features in his drawing, as he pushes his values even further, achieving a greater value range.
Jim – Male – Part – 5
Jim now begins to further refine is features, dialing in his rendering in order to achieve an even greater likeness in his drawing to the model.
Jim – Male – Part – 4
Learn to start building your values up, as you watch Jim layer the graphite to achieve darker tones.
Jim – Male – Part – 3
Follow along and watch as Jim continues to refine his shapes, slowly applying a base layer of values to build off of.
Jim – Male – Part – 2
Watch as Jim completes his linear lay-in, and begins to apply the first layer of tone to his drawing.
Jim – Male – Part – 1
Follow along with Watts Atelier instructor Jim Hahn, as he begins his piece and starts to plan his long head drawing in graphite.
Closing Thoughts on Figure Phase V
Closing Thoughts, from Jeff and Jim.
Jim – Part 10
Watch as Jim closes in on the final pass of his piece, and gives insight into finishing touches as he completes his long figure drawing in graphite.
Jim – Part 9
In this lesson, Jim further demonstrates the importance of taking your your time and examining your shapes and values in your long drawings.
Jim – Part 8
As he closes in towards a finish, follow along as Jim begins to polish off key areas of the drawing, refining and fine tuning his shapes and values.