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Portrait Drawing Steps Charcoal Graphite Paper by Kai Lun Qu

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Portrait Drawing First Steps

✏️ Build your drawing foundation with precision and expression. In this 2.5+ hour crash-course, Kai Lun Qu guides you through the fundamentals of drawing portraits using graphite and charcoal — giving you the tools you need to block-in, measure, and establish strong value early.


You’ll learn how to:
📏 Master accurate block-in techniques (measuring, sighting, and proportions)
🎨 Understand and apply value scale and Notan for strong foundational structure
🖤 Use graphite and charcoal together to pull form, tone, and atmosphere
🔍 Develop confidence with simple exercises that build skills you’ll use across all your portrait work


Perfect for artists who are new to portrait drawing or want to strengthen the foundation of their process — setting you up for more expressive, confident work in charcoal, graphite, and beyond. Runtime: 2.5+ hours

  • Kai Lun Qu

    Instructor

  • Fundamental

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Meet your instructor

Kai Lun Qu

Kai Lun Qu is know for his alla prima paintings filled with expression and painterly strokes that evoke deep emotions. His unique blend of traditional style with a contemporary twist is a result of two extremes: a formal training in China’s most prestigious art academy, China Central Academy of Fine Arts and intense studies with renown contemporary painters like Daniel Keys, Tim Rees and Michelle Dunaway in the United States. 
In 2018, He was featured in Southwest Art Magazine, 21 under 31: Young Artists to Watch. 

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