How To Draw a Face | Drawing a Realistic Face Tutorial

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

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[@5thpixel]

Kirsty Partridge Art your talent and instructions are inspiring. Thank you!

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

Kristy amazing work,could you please explain the colors you used in luminance even i had all the luminance skin tones

[@topnotchdec]

Kirsty Partridge Art Hi Kristy .any possible u can show how to scketch the face for exactly accurate .apprecite .

[@johnalazam1966]

Kirsty Partridge Art yes,thanks...!

[@elianth.70]

Kirsty Partridge Art The best tip...Not to be afraid of using dark colors.

[@Coratison]

This makes my drawings look like stick figures haha , amazing work !

[@Sub-515]

Definately, beautiful work. I wish hahaha

[@jjwest8260]

Coratison i can draw good too👍

[@Lunaskyuwu]

@@jjwest8260 who asked ?

[@jenniferclemons516]

I love the smoothness of this drawing. I have trouble figuring out which fleshtonez work best on different faces and this tutorial answered some of them really well.

[@ariholdingwe2251]

oh my gosh thank you so much!! your tutorials have helped me grow so much as an artist, and i couldn’t be more grateful. you’re such a huge inspiration to me :)

[@kevinlittlewood7244]

You are the most engaging up beat art tutor I know - this tutorial is excellent as is your art. So glad this is your career 😮

[@abigailhumes4608]

Fascinating! I could sit and watch you "color" all day long! Thank you for this tutorial. I am just a beginner, but I will improve.

[@zumbawithlisaallen8863]

Can you do dark skin face tutorial I always want to learn

[@marthand]

Plz...can you say how to draw outlines for face

[@aaronpculley]

Use gridding if you want

[@wallewaltz]

@wasubu l minoco san l lol amen to that

[@grayovercast]

Measure.

[@joaquinsuarez5849]

I took fine arts course in my college. And they thought as how to outline a face, I think thats for one subject for whole semester, all about outlining, reference photo looking and shading. But in other subjects I always use gridlines because I want them to be so accurate

[@kyrawaterkolor8076]

@wasubu l minoco san l No, every artist does not trace. Many artists use the grid method. I hand draw all my portraits. And I do that whether its traditional watercolor or digital portrait. I think its important that I be coloring my own drawing, not some perfect trace of a person

[@peggyhenderson3695]

Kristi you are so extremely skilled and talented at realism and hyper realism. It’s just astounding every time. Thank you

[@peggyhenderson3695]

Sorry. I misspelled your name Kirsten

[@peggyhenderson3695]

Auto correct again!

[@cripki7558]

She makes it seem so easy

[@ahardm05]

Obviously you're an extremely talented artist but I'd just like to say your commentary skills are top tier, its a pleasure to watch 👍🏼

[@djsir-vindy8002]

i been watching tutorials for days...your articulate and you gift is the best of the best!!! u r blessed with a frequnecy/vibration only a few r PRIVLIDGED to

[@sofiasalmoiraghi3233]

This is a great video Kirsty!! I noticed that your tutorials usually focus on people facing the front so i was wondering if perhaps you could do a tutorial on profiles? Love your channel!! 🤗

[@track-past254]

I’m 11 and I can drew almost as good as that and you draw very beautiful and I hope your passion will lead you to amazing places ❤️

[@rachilu]

GREAT! An excelent job. It looks like a picture. Awesome.

[@mayanimation2979]

275 likes and 0 dislikes...damn right there ain't no dislikes, you've got pure time and effort shown there, keep it up! It's truly fantastic! My edit was that I spelt truly wrong and that I'm pointlessly pointing that out.

[@HonestLucifer]

Whatever I learnt, I learnt from your channel. Keep up the amazing work Kristy. Your work is as beautiful as you are. Love you. Cheers!

[@patriciaward7090]

That is absolutely amazing Kirsty. So realistic. What I wouldn't give for your talent!

[@juanguerrero47]

Hola Linda, muchas gracias por estos tutoriales, eres una gran artista!, me gustaría que estos consejos fueran un poco mas lentos para personas que apenas iniciamos en esta apasionante actividad artística, tal vez pudieras dividir en partes estas impresionantes lecciones para poderlas disfrutar y entender mejor. Saludos y gracias!

[@parkjulia9195]

Wow even just the with the shadows its soo realistic!

[@zbaker79516]

Oh my god you are amazing your videos are so helpful I've always loved drawing and always thought something was off about my drawings just not realistic enough so I've watched and followed along with nearly all of your videos on realism and I've managed to use it in my own drawing now I'm so happy with the look of my portraits thank you so much your amazing!!! Xxx

[@kimberlysillustrations6587]

I just wanted to say I love your channel so much!! This tutorial was amazing, your are one of my favourite youtube artists!!! your art is incredible! hope you have a great day!

[@rosiemeade7612]

Omg that is scary realistic. That is ammmaaazzzziiinnngggg

[@reneezarate997]

Thank you, you're such a great artist and teacher!

[@sallysanford8223]

You are outstanding both as an artist and as a teacher! Thanks!

[@soulreaver2727]

Oh wow Kirsty. You did one hell of a job with this drawing.

[@joanporter916]

Fantastic as usual. Thank you for another great tutorial. They always I aspire me and encourage me to keep trying .

[@jocoroos9261]

I am amazed by your work, thank you so much for bringing this tutorials on KZbin, i really needed that..

[@boonchoenjoemthong8749]

you paint very well and explained very well Easy to understand. Thank you very much.❤

[@alocin110]

You have very beautiful pair of eyes and they are full of talents. Thank you for sharing. I liked your video and I love your English accent. Smashing!

[@ElmeroVergas-jy7mi]

I l❤ve the way you describe what your doing and why it makes all the difference Plus your voice is nice to listen to 🌹

[@kineticwaves532]

Oh! Cool! I'm looking to improving some of my technical skills and I feel like I could learn a lot from this and apply it to my own styles. Thanks for putting these up! Seeing other processes is a help to see how certain stuff is done. :)

[@naomih4716]

Thank you for sharing your tutorials, they are super helpful & greatly appreciated ❤

[@freehands8000]

Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing your tutorials

[@jo-zt7mo]

you are so incredibly talented it’s actually unreal wow

[@netehope4162]

Wow! You have done a really realistic drawing. Can you please do a video on how to blend colour pencils for portraits, how much pressure to use, how to use your electric highlighter etc. Thankyou👏😊👍

[@navam.5862]

Thank you so much, I love how you explained it so thoroughly. It really helped me improve my drawing! :) By the way I love your videos!

[@lilianahurst6763]

Thank you so much Kirsty I am do impressed with your skin tones, your tutorial is just amazing,I will practice your style, in the video go so fast but I hope I will get good results after few days of practising, thank y♡u

[@drawwithtaldrian5164]

Great work Kirsty! Love it!

[@cherylnelson4837]

I just wanted to tell you after watching 3 of your video I really improved, thank you

[@shinylightblade]

Yay! New videooooo!! The drawing is so so beautiful!!!! I have a question though, how do you keep the features so sharp and crisp? When I usually work in colored pencil, my outline sketch would be great! I made sure I have great proportions, sharp colored pencils, even great paper! But when I apply the color pencil down, everything kind of gets warped and looses the shape of the outline so it looks like a big muddy mess. I also use the Gamsol Mineral Spirits which you can get in the US, and I look at a bunch of tutorials on how to use it correctly. But my work never looks like the persons who's giving the tutorial. Do you think its my colored pencil skills in general, or is it the way I use the Mineral Solvent? It would be suuuuuper helpful if you could give me some tips for improvement!! Your art is amazing by the waaay! Keep it up girl!

[@75julianne]

You are a brilliant teacher! This has helped me so much, thank you ❤️

[@miaroggle2492]

Dude!! You are amazing!! I love your work!!!!! I have learned SOOOO much from you and I have only watched, like, three videos!! You are supercallafragalistickexpialidosush!!!!!!!

[@sonjacronsioe2012]

You have helped me so much! I really Love your art, you are amazing❤️

[@cg232]

You're a beautiful and talented individual! Your artistry is inspirational!!!

[@sylendraws1249]

I'm not good at drawing faces they either look really uncanny and creepy or just ridiculous😭

[@lanigirognithemos]

Keep practicing and you'll get better. I'm not a professional but I consider myself quite good at drawing faces and anatomy in general. I don't draw realistic faces like Kirsty here not even close but my point is that I took the time to study faces and anatomy from anatomy books, reference photos and my own face and I tried to understand how things work and why. Looking back at my old sketchbooks they look like crap compared to what I can do today (which is why I threw my old ones away lol XD). But I keep drawing. The key is to not just copy what you see but to understand WHY it looks like that and what purpose does it serve. Sounds tedious but the key to understanding the outside is by first understanding the inside.

[@cellocuber3742]

Same

[@anishankathi550]

Practice

[@dextergoffney9300]

The young master artists is at it again, " creating another master piece. Grate job. 😉🖒

[@misterjayart971]

Words can not describe how great this piece is! Beautiful, I'm not one for using colour but your work has me considering it, truly amazing work, captured Emilias likeness perfectly, your hard work paid off

[@markn.reprisal9472]

*You* are a very talented little kid !!!

[@ananyamittakola4453]

I cannot tell u how much I love ur videos....though I can't afford for patreon am getting enough of knowledge through your YT videos

[@Fuatgunes1976]

Thanks for the tutorial ❤👌🏼🤗

[@vananana1086]

I really enjoyed your video but there is only one thing that I have to ask : How do you get such an accurate sketch? I hope that you can make a video on this topic

[@paraggandhi7094]

References

[@akshatjain2087]

@@paraggandhi7094 reference is the image that u see while drawing 🙄he didnt meant that

[@paraggandhi7094]

@@akshatjain2087 I know that, I'm not stupid, and also, to get an accurate sketch in the first place you need a reference, geez.

[@akshatjain2087]

@@paraggandhi7094 wat ev

[@pennywise696]

Tracing

[@tenlamps6183]

Beautiful work!

[@kerryhowarth9]

Amazing work! Thanks for the tips! So helpful x

[@ulhasmane51]

OMG I am waiting for this sis......😄😄

[@YasmineArt]

I always do the sketch lightly because I get scared the pencil lines will show through the colors, am I wrong to think that? I mean I never put shadows before coloring

[@elenacortiula5060]

Yasmine Art what i do is i do the sketch normally and then go over the lines again with my pencil just a little bit harder so when i erase the sketch i can still see the residue of the pencil led (i hope that made sense) and also the pencil led showing isn't that much of a problem most of the times because they are where the shadow areas are anyways so the color of the shadow will cover them

[@YasmineArt]

Elena thank you so much it makes perfect sense ! Will be trying the pencil technique later for the shadows because I usually make it using a darker color pencil over the colors, maybe it will look better !

[@elenacortiula5060]

Yasmine Art awww you're welcome!! And have fun drawing and trying out new techniques!!!

[@melih4987]

Just use a pencil that erases well, or a good eraser and then your good your fine if u do what you normally do

[@YasmineArt]

Meli's Art I'm asking because I saw Kirsty do the shadowing with a regular pencil before coloring, or am I mistaken?

[@marrybethaquino6517]

This tutorial gave me an idea how to blend the colors for the face. Thank you.

[@renusangeeta4979]

Your art work is amazing

[@realtinobrien2140]

Those colours are SO expensive, I was actually shocked when I saw the price.. Are there any more affordable alternatives that will still offer the same results? I'd love to start using colour in my portraits but I can't find good colour pencils..

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

+Realtin O'Brien I would recommend the prismacolor premier coloured pencils. They are much more affordable and will get you similar results 😊

[@CannabisIsMedicineUK]

Realtin O'Brien derwent coloursoft do a really good skin tone set, which is cheap, and they are good more budget pencils

[@blerinaarifaj611]

I actually have cheap colored pencils and even the they don't bland as well as the ones she's using the drawing is still coming out great. I slowed down the video so i can see what colors she's using and i'm drawing at the same time and it's turning out great even with the colors i have

[@gauravimungekar6738]

Hey! how your pencils are so much pointed??? how you sharpen them?? your drawing is awesome!! 👏😍😍😍😇

[@butterflyhugs446]

prismacolor conversion: SKin Only Sienna= Raw (1034 goldenrod), Burnt Sienna base (1095 Black Raspberry, 1081 chestnut), Burnt sienna 10% (1018 Pink Rose) Burnt Sienna 50% (945 Sienna Brown): Burnt Ochre - Base (943 Burnt Ochre) Burnt Ochre 10% (927 Light Peach,997 beige) Burnt Ochre 50% (939 Peach, 1092 nectar): Raw Umber - Base (1081 chestnut, 1082 Chocolate) Raw Umber 10% (1084 Ginger Root or 1085 Peach Beige, 1083 putty beige) Raw Umber 50% (1080 biege sienna, 1094 Sandbar Brown): Brown Ochre - Raw-Base (943 burnt ochre) Brown Ochre 10% (997 Beige, 940 sand, 140 eggshell), Buff Titanium (914 cream), Sepia (948 Sepia). sepia 10% (1019 rosy beige) sepia 50% (1017 clay rose) Primsrose (914 cream) russett (925 crimson lake) Anthraquinoid pink (929 Pink) Ultramarine Pink (934 lavender) paynes grey (1058 90% warm grey) steel grey (1063 50% cool grey)

[@nehashelke4038]

How many shades of colour pencil are needed for potraits

[@emmahayes111]

Wonderful realism. Great tips.

[@supriyarawat9222]

You are sooo talented

[@Verbsdescribeus]

you are so skilled :) I will watch this 100 times until I can do a sketch at least 10% as you do :)

[@bekabel310]

I can draw very well but you young lady have more patience and more attention to details than me,you are an expert.did you study in fine arts school?

[@unphayzable6637]

I admire your patience for creating realism like that, it's very impressive, also for even offering your knowledge. Imo, I prefer the style more along the lines of another KZbin Artist, Jasmina Susak because of the more "not-as-realistic-look" but still being anatomically accurate.

[@Certainlycaroline]

Lovely work, Kristy

[@incendiarymoth]

Hi! I don't think you've done a video of this before so could you make a tutorial of how to draw closed eyes? There are so many about open eyes but not many about closed. PS I just found your channel and I love your videos and art!

[@ulasarjinuluk5908]

This portrait looks like Lynn Collins. Great work!

[@ikambelabed5684]

WOW !that's amazing!!! bravo 👏👏👏

[@amitpandey-vy4ck]

I love to see you again and again

[@surabhi.s9115]

great video! how long do you take to draw the basic sketch ?

[@papichulo8520]

could you make a viedo how to color the skin color with regular color pencils plz 😀😘

[@nicole_netto]

Wow! Amazing work 😍

[@rizanwallo3752]

Hello ,please Is it possible to add a lesson to the method of drawing a full body according to measurements for the possibility of drawing a part based on another part?

[@sriharinandan4981]

I always hit like before continuing with video

[@theladyofheaven4366]

thank you so much for the nice tutorial

[@Artsy_coco]

Very talented people 👍

[@jodyhuey6578]

U r literally my inspiration love u and ur art.

[@eljel44455]

Love this video! Could you show us how to draw hair with bangs and in colored pencil? Thank you

[@Darklyne]

Amazing work ! Beautiful !!

[@aiyenceelegarte2168]

Thanks for this video..i have learned a lot...i used this in my next drawing...😀👍

[@Randemmz]

This is so helpful! You are soooo talented!

[@MrChargie13]

hi, you are so professional in your art works. If I may ask, do you normally start with dark layers to lightest color when drawing skin? Thanks

[@TheKal1f]

Amazing work subscribed 😊

[@RenskeVisser]

you used a little knife to draw some lighter hairs on the eyebrow, can you do that using prismacolor pencils too? and how can i prevent from cutting the paper then?

[@thegreenavengerx1625]

Yay! 🙃 been waiting all day

[@melih4987]

My tip is draw from what you see and pay a lot of attention on how certain parts of the face function then go with what you know

[@itsbaylayy9090]

ugh why is this so goodddd

[@sophieieprettyroblox4344]

Still I am little but I am still learning from u😍

[@ZerofeverOfficial]

18 hours :O 18 hours well spent though, its a triumph!

[@alyssaaksy8481]

Omg you’re sooo good . I love it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕

[@henriettebeatricebokor3779]

Hey Kristy! I just found your channel and realy love how you discribe all the details. I m wandering about one thing and maybe you have an answer for that. I m wandering why I always see people drawing peace by peace. F.e. when you take the dark brown or black pensil to mark the shadow areas, is there any reason why people don’t draw all the dark area at one time. F.e. All the shadows at lips, nose, eyes, forehead and chin. They rather draw one part perfect before they move to the next part. Is there any reason to do that like that? I come from painting, not fotorealistic, more modern and abstract. I would always prefere to draw (paint) the whole face at once with the color I chouse at moment. Could there be a reason like drawings is faster when you go perfect peace by peace? I m realy curious about that and would be so thankful for a answer about how you think it is. All the best for you!! And congratulations to your newborn, as I see today, all the best to you and your loved ones. (Sorry for my English, Hope my massge is understandable) ✨💖🌸👋🏻🐣🐥👋🏻🌸💖✨

[@rafagodofwar]

Very good lessons.

[@danielac4200]

Can you please do a video of how to use watercolours?😁

[@thegreenavengerx1625]

Amazing Job, Kristy! You really help me alot.... can i ask a question? How do you all do it to color so perfectly without errors.... everytime i try a piece, something happens... like pushing the wax outside the line when i try and burnish or use the colorless blender.... or a loose partical from when im coloring ends up sticking to a nearby area, then one little spec in the wrong area drives me crazy (ocd 😶) and i try any cover it up but just smears or i mess up the paper.... and I also feel like if i am over thinking things and putting too little pressure on the pencils😝 Adore you

[@michaelam9738]

The Green Avenger X1 You are probably just too rushing, take your time :)

[@BhanuSingh-xq1rx]

😍i love your artworks 😍😊😁

[@mariannejensen349]

Not sure if I've asked before, but which techniques does work for for example the Faber-Castell or Dervent colorpencils, again? What colors to mix if you don't have specific *flesh tones/skintones* in your sets of colored pencils?

[@tenzingonpo786]

Ur my inspiration.awesome drawing..🙂😍