Linmu – Mini Portrait Sketches

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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

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

1.Introduction and Use of Drawing Tools-1

10:02
1.Introduction and Use of Drawing Tools-2

12:34

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

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

21.Relationship Between Facial Expressions and Muscles
Explaining muscles and their connection to expressions in drawing

22.Relationship Between Massing of Facial Muscle and Light Source
Understanding the relationship between massing of facial muscle transitions and changes under different light sources

23.Light Source Influence in Drawing
Analyzing the principles of facial color expression under different light sources

24.Character Light Source Local Color Sketch Practice 1
Training in summarizing and categorizing abilities, distinguishing local colors in the picture, practicing with top light source

25. Character Light Source Local Color Sketch Practice 2
Learning small color sketch methods for side light source, summarizing major massing of faces

26. Three-view Explanation For Skulls
Understanding basic skull bone point structure transitions and skull shape features from different angles

27. Complete Drawing Demonstration for Single Eye
Understanding texture and light expression methods for eyes

28. Complete Drawing Demonstration A Set of Eyes
Understanding the expression of spatial depth in a set of eyes and eye socket bone and muscle structure

29.Complete Drawing Demonstration For Mouth
Understanding expression methods for muscles around the lips and lip texture

30.Complete Ear Drawing Demonstration
Understanding the internal structural transitions of the ear

31.Complete Hair Drawing Demonstration
Learning hair texture, light expression, and line techniques for hair

32.Complete Character Practice: Child
Understanding children's proportion features and drawing techniques

33.Complete Character Practice: Young Male
More detailed drawing, understanding main and secondary subjects and spatial relationships in the picture

34.Complete Character Practice: Young Female
Learning how to express young and sweet femininity, mastering distinctions for main and secondary subjects and subjective picture processing

35.Complete Character Practice: Elderly
Understanding how to convey a character's age

36.Appreciation of Excellent Works and Independent Creation Practice Methods
Analyzing excellent works and personal styles, as well as techniques for independent creation

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Course Content

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

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

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

19.Front-view Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Pra-1

19.Front-view Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Pra-2

19.Front-view Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Pra-3

19.Front-view Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Pra-4

19.Front-view Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Pra-5

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

20.Head-up Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Practi-1

20.Head-up Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Practi-2

20.Head-up Young Male Complete Sketch Basic Practi-3

21.Relationship Between Facial Expressions and Muscles Explaining muscles and their connection to expressions in drawing

22.Relationship Between Massing of Facial Muscle and Light Source Understanding the relationship between massing of facial muscle transitions and changes under different light sources

23.Light Source Influence in Drawing Analyzing the principles of facial color expression under different light sources

24.Character Light Source Local Color Sketch Practice 1 Training in summarizing and categorizing abilities, distinguishing local colors in the picture, practicing with top light source

25. Character Light Source Local Color Sketch Practice 2 Learning small color sketch methods for side light source, summarizing major massing of faces

26. Three-view Explanation For Skulls Understanding basic skull bone point structure transitions and skull shape features from different angles

27. Complete Drawing Demonstration for Single Eye Understanding texture and light expression methods for eyes

28. Complete Drawing Demonstration A Set of Eyes Understanding the expression of spatial depth in a set of eyes and eye socket bone and muscle structure