Linmu – Mini Portrait Sketches

About Course

Phase 1: Quick Character Sketching Method
(Mini Portrait Sketches, New 3.0 International Edition)
This phase covers fundamental portrait proportions, perspectives, three-views, and the Loomis method. Students practice 2-3 minute sketches to master figure proportions and dynamics

Phase 2: Quick Character Sketching Method
Focus on observing and depicting facial features and hair. Students enhance their sensitivity to character traits through quick observation exercises, and study the key structural elements of facial features.

Phase 3: Quick Character Sketching Method
Students engage in 6-minute line sketch exercises, applying previous techniques to capture distinctive features and improve sketching speed.

Phase 4: Mini Portrait Sketches
Integrate internal character structures with practical drawing techniques, including three-view skull illustrations and muscle-expression relationships. By working on full compositions, students gain an understanding of how to depict skeletal and muscular structures effectively.

Phase 5: Mini Portrait Sketches
Consolidate previous learning, focus on light effects on facial features and understand light source representation. Practice small color sketches of characters, focusing on overall lighting effects rather than details.
Strengthen understanding of individual facial features by teaching detailed rendering techniques. Students learn about the massing of individual facial features and their relationship with light sources.

Phase 6: Complete Composition for Mini Portraits
Practice complete compositions by integrating all previously learned knowledge, portraying diverse characters from various angles, ages, and genders. Learn to depict children’s innocence and softness of female.

Course Content

0.Correct Course Viewing Method
This lesson introduces the specific viewing and painting methods of this online course, explains the main content of the course, and teaches how to complete the assignments after studying.

0 Correct Course Viewing Method-1

09:01
0 Correct Course Viewing Method-2

09:02

1.Introduction and Use of Drawing Tools
Understanding features of the tools and specific usage methods

2.Basic Proportions and Structure of Human Head
Learning basic observation and drawing methods for the head

3.Multi-angle Head Proportion Practice
Understanding observation methods for a person's features from three different angles

4.Multiple Character Proportion and Facial Dynamic Practice
Learning to apply and distinguish Loomis Method for different characters

5.Perspective Rules for Characters
Understanding the application and rules of perspective in figure sketching

6.Multi-angle Character Dynamics
Understanding the rules of head-up and head-down dynamics

7.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1
Learning basic proportions and structure of front-view young male

8.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2
Practicing tilted head and looking-up angle of young female

9.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 3
Practicing side-view of young male

10.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 4
Practicing side-view young female portrait and adding smiling expression

11.Observation Method Practice For A Single Eye
Practicing observation and drawing methods for eyes and ears from different angles

12.Observation Method Practice For A Set of Eyes
Practicing techniques for finding forms and perspective rules in a set of eyes

13.Observation Method Practice For Nose
Practicing observation methods and main structural explanations for nose features

14.Observation Method Practice For Ear
Distinguishing ear features by drawing multiple ears

15.Observation Method Practice For Mouth
Improving sensitivity to features of the mouth through multiple mouth drawing exercises

16.Observation and Drawing Methods For Different Hairstyles
Hair grouping training for different hairstyles and methods for using lines

17.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1
Proportion drawing practice for front-view young woman with long hair

18.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2
Side-view young woman with long hair line drawing practice, with special hair features

19.Complete Eye Composition Explanation

20.Combined Eye Complete Composition Demo Explanation
Understanding children's proportion features and drawing techniques

21. Complete Nose Composition Explanation
Complete drawing instructions for the nose, focusing on understanding its structural transitions.

22.Complete Lip Composition Explanation Demo
This course mainly explains the internal structural transitions of the lips and demonstrates the complete drawing process.

23.Complete Ear Composition Explanation Demo
This course mainly explains the structural transitions of the ear and provides a complete demonstration with detailed explanation.

24.Complete Hair Composition Explanation
This course mainly provides a complete demonstration of drawing hair, covers different drawing methods for various hair types, explains how to render hair texture, and analyzes the structural transitions of hair

25. Skull Explanation and Demonstration
The course introduces the explanation and drawing methods of the skull from different angles. Through multi-angle practice, learners will understand the different bony structures and color variations of the skull presented from various perspectives

26. Light Source Explanation and Demonstration
This lesson mainly explains the different effects of light sources in the picture

27. Facial Muscles and Expression Connections
The Application of the Connection Between Basic Facial Structure and Expressions: How to Depict It in a Drawing

28.Facial Structure Block Explanation Demo
A detailed explanation of facial structural blocks, their changes and applications in accordance with light source variations.

29.Figure Color Draft Practice
This lesson is a quick color sketch practice to help everyone loosen up and paint boldly, improving your ability to simplify forms as a whole. Don’t get hung up on small details not being perfect; focus on practicing rapid expressive rendering.

30.Front-view Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Practice
Practicing complete drawing after line sketch teaching, including light and shadow expression

31. Full Front View of Young Female Composition Demo Explanation
The lesson mainly focuses on depicting the simple overall relationships of a young female facing forward. We will first practice establishing the overall relationships and the completeness of the composition, without requiring an overly in-depth after-class explanation.

32.Head-up Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Practice
Large dynamic practice, training in-depth drawing ability, emphasizing use of lines

33.Young Male Backlit Complete Explanation Demo
The lesson mainly focuses on the expressive methods for backlit figures and how to handle backlighting in drawing

34.Elderly Figure with Exaggerated Expression Demo Explanation
This lesson mainly explains how to express human body structure with exaggerated and rich facial expressions.

35.Smiling Child Complete Composition Demo Explanation
The lesson mainly explains the expression techniques and proportion observation methods for drawing children, as well as how to draw a smiling expression.

36. Tilted Head Smiling Young Female Complete Demo Explanation
The lesson mainly focuses on the expressive methods for drawing upward-facing head poses, as well as how to render smiling facial expressions in painting. The rendering techniques for female figures differ from those for male figures, and will be covered in a simplified manner.

37.Side View Middle-aged Male Complete Composition Demo Explanation

38.Painting Analysis: Explanation and Demonstration of a Young Male
Let's review the entire painting process together, as well as explain the specific key points.

39. Painting Analysis: Young Female Looking Up
Let's review the entire painting process together, go over the key points to note when drawing a female figure looking upward, and follow along with the demonstration.

40.Frame analysis: An elderly person with white hair is explaining.
In-depth depiction and thorough rendering in the picture, with a solid grasp of the specific techniques for portraying elderly people with white hair.

41 Hand Structure Explanation Demo
Understand the structure and proportions of the hand, and explain the painting process in detail.

42 Excellent Works Appreciation Explanation
In this class, we will appreciate excellent artworks together, learn valuable skills from them, analyze wonderful compositions, and help everyone improve their artistic perception.

Student Ratings & Reviews

1.5

Total 2 Ratings

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1 Rating

JOSUE ALEXANDRO PEREZ

2 months ago

More than half of the course is missing, and it’s the better half. The videos currently available are far too introductory. Right now, you can learn more from the short free videos he posts on social media than from what’s included here. At the moment, this feels like a waste of money and time. I may update this review once the rest is uploaded. Maybe. For now, I’m disappointed.

Diogo Peres

4 months ago

The course is good; however, the English translation is incomplete. I am waiting for the updates, as more than half of the course is still missing.

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

0.Correct Course Viewing Method This lesson introduces the specific viewing and painting methods of this online course, explains the main content of the course, and teaches how to complete the assignments after studying.

0 Correct Course Viewing Method-1

0 Correct Course Viewing Method-2

1.Introduction and Use of Drawing Tools Understanding features of the tools and specific usage methods

1.Introduction and Use of Drawing Tools-1

1.Introduction and Use of Drawing Tools-2

2.Basic Proportions and Structure of Human Head Learning basic observation and drawing methods for the head

2.Basic Proportions and Structure of Human Head-1

2.Basic Proportions and Structure of Human Head-2

2.Basic Proportions and Structure of Human Head-3

3.Multi-angle Head Proportion Practice Understanding observation methods for a person's features from three different angles

3.Multi-angle Head Proportion Practice-1

3.Multi-angle Head Proportion Practice-2

3.Multi-angle Head Proportion Practice-3

3.Multi-angle Head Proportion Practicev-4

4.Multiple Character Proportion and Facial Dynamic Practice Learning to apply and distinguish Loomis Method for different characters

4.Multiple Character Proportion and Facial Dynamic-1

4.Multiple Character Proportion and Facial Dynamic-2

4.Multiple Character Proportion and Facial Dynamic-3

4.Multiple Character Proportion and Facial Dynamic-4

5.Perspective Rules for Characters Understanding the application and rules of perspective in figure sketching

5.Perspective Rules for Characters-1

5.Perspective Rules for Characters-2

6.Multi-angle Character Dynamics Understanding the rules of head-up and head-down dynamics

6.Multi-angle Character Dynamics-1

6.Multi-angle Character Dynamics-2

7.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1 Learning basic proportions and structure of front-view young male

7.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1-1

7.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1-2

7.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1-3

8.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2 Practicing tilted head and looking-up angle of young female

8.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2-1

8.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2-2

9.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 3 Practicing side-view of young male

9.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 3-1

9.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 3-2

10.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 4 Practicing side-view young female portrait and adding smiling expression

10.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 4-1

10.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 4-2

11.Observation Method Practice For A Single Eye Practicing observation and drawing methods for eyes and ears from different angles

11.Observation Method Practice For A Single Eye-1

11.Observation Method Practice For A Single Eye-2

11.Observation Method Practice For A Single Eye-3

12.Observation Method Practice For A Set of Eyes Practicing techniques for finding forms and perspective rules in a set of eyes

12.Observation Method Practice For A Set of Eyes-1

12.Observation Method Practice For A Set of Eyes-2

13.Observation Method Practice For Nose Practicing observation methods and main structural explanations for nose features

13.Observation Method Practice For Nose-1

13.Observation Method Practice For Nose-2

14.Observation Method Practice For Ear Distinguishing ear features by drawing multiple ears

14.Observation Method Practice For Ear-1

14.Observation Method Practice For Ear-2

15.Observation Method Practice For Mouth Improving sensitivity to features of the mouth through multiple mouth drawing exercises

15.Observation Method Practice For Mouth-1

15.Observation Method Practice For Mouth-2

16.Observation and Drawing Methods For Different Hairstyles Hair grouping training for different hairstyles and methods for using lines

16 Different Hairstyle Observation and Expression Methods-1

16 Different Hairstyle Observation and Expression Methods-2

16 Different Hairstyle Observation and Expression Methods-3

16 Different Hairstyle Observation and Expression Methods-4

17.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1 Proportion drawing practice for front-view young woman with long hair

17.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1-1

17.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 1-2

18.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2 Side-view young woman with long hair line drawing practice, with special hair features

18.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2-1

18.Multiple Character Line Drawing Practice 2-2