Let's go!

Realistic Portrait Drawing Graphite Sketching Drawing Expressive Structure by Quintin McCann

Write your awesome label here.

Write your awesome label here.

Write your awesome label here.

Beginners Guide to Realistic Portrait Drawing

🖼️ Elevate your portrait drawing with structure and confidence. In this comprehensive course, Quintin McCann guides you through the essentials of realistic portraiture—showing how to combine strong fundamentals with expressive mark-making.


You’ll learn how to:
🎯 Establish accurate proportions and head structure from the ground up
🖋️ Use value, edge control, and line quality to render form convincingly
🌗 Capture the subtle shifts in light, shadow, and temperature that give life to a face
🧠 Transition from technical accuracy to expressive presence — make your portraits feel alive, not stiff


Perfect for artists who want to strengthen their portrait drawing foundation and move toward more refined, compelling work. Runtime: 15+ hours

  • Quintin McCann

    Instructor

  • Fundamental

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Quintin McCann

Quintin McCann’s drawing career started when was awarded the Grand Prize for the Drawing Portfolio Review during his first year in the Studio Arts program at BYU where he received his BFA. He believes that drawing is a valuable and transferable skill that can be taught and mastered by anyone with a desire to learn. He has demonstrated that he does not “just teach” and that he can also “do” when his painting won 1st place at the Utah Art Educators Show during his first year as a high school teacher. Since then he has developed a love for sculpture and has been invited to participate in live sculpture competitions with the National Sculpture Society and Figure Sculptors United. His favorite accomplishment is having his artwork displayed in the homes of customers from 10+ countries around the world. He currently resides in Springville (Art City) Utah with his wife and 3 kids.

More courses

Try these next