Portrait Sketching in a Loose Style

This is a portrait drawing in charcoal from start to finish with an emphasis on drawing in a loose and expressive way. The real time version of this video is about 25 minutes, shown here as a time-lapse for brevity. I hope you enjoy it. For a small channel like mine, a comment and a ‘like’ really helps to get the video seen, so please do so if you can. If you have any questions, just leave them in the comments and I will do my best to answer them. Thanks for watching!
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Materials:
Soft Vine Charcoal, kneaded eraser, stump and brush on 80lb drawing paper.
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Photo Reference:
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[@ranisketch9363]

Your drawings are not boring from start to finish and keep me focused.

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thank you Rani, I appreciate the comment!

[@Ruhi60444]

👍😍🌺

[@dynamica.a]

I would love to see you do figures in charcoal AND paint! The shapes in your work is what catches my eye and how you control your values is a skill I want to improve on. No matter what you post, I am all for it.

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thank you for the suggestions Dynamica! Your comments are much appreciated :)

[@staceygrimes4107]

What is the pencil you are using? (The orange colored tool? ) ty, this is so inspirational! New charcoal on my list already! 😊

[@JeffHainesArt]

The pencil is a #2 'Generals' brand charcoal pencil. I usually don't use a pencil till the latter half.

[@harshsharma2597]

Can i draw portraits with this "loose" method using a pencil??

[@JeffHainesArt]

Sure, you can draw loosely with pencil. Graphite hangs on to the paper and doesn't move as much as charcoal though, so there's less 'smeariness'.

[@jimgelvin4159]

Jeff, do ever use animals as your subject matter? If so, I’d love to see some examples of that. Thanks for sharing your work. It’s always an inspiration to watch your videos.

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks for the suggestion Jim. I have drawn some animals in the past & I sketch my cat if she’ll cooperate (which is almost never). Glad you like the videos and I’ll put that on the list. Thanks again!

[@rsa4510]

Hi Jeff, I really like the effect you achieved here, but I find charcoal a bit hard to control. Would you be so kind as to say which charcoal vine and pencil you are using in this video? I would like to buy some to practice more. Thank you for the time it takes you to post these excellent videos, and I wish you success in your channel.

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks you! I believe this one is willow charcoal (the brand is Coates) and I usually just use a #2 charcoal pencil (Generals). I used to use vine charcoal a lot but I've been using willow more lately (there's very little difference)

[@rsa4510]

@@JeffHainesArt Excellent! Thank you.

[@samikchakraborty8142]

❤️❤️❤️👌🔥

[@s3vdev]

Awesome! Do you have any tips in getting the geometry right early? I struggle with this phase the most with faces and expressions. And when I see your drawings it comes to life sooo early!

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks! Try to block-in ‘areas’ (the entire eye socket, for instance) with very simple shapes early and completely ignore details until the positions start to make sense. I like to add values early but many people don’t during the block-in stage. I find that shadow and value helps me to start to ‘see’ it as a 3 dimensional volume. It gets easier with practice although it’s never easy (at least for me). Best of luck!

[@sarahendres5506]

Great advice, i will try to do that!

[@s3vdev]

@jeff haines thank you!

[@solrart]

Your loose style is amazing.😃👌

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thank you! Much appreciated. :)

[@JeffHainesArt]

Hi everyone, if you have a moment, leave a comment and let me know the kind of content you would like to see from me in the future. More portraits? Figures? Paintings? Something else? I would love to hear & appreciate your input! ✌

[@skadbone]

more of the same, man, maybe some figures? George Bridgeman has nothing on you-really!!

[@cheahayleang]

very nice I like thank you

[@sarahendres5506]

Amazing work, beautiful job, wish some days I can draw like yours

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks so much Sarah! Keep practicing, portraiture is difficult subject matter.

[@BennyBeaujolias]

this is amazing! do you have a link to your reference? More portraits please! 😋👍

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks Benny! I added a link to the reference in the description, it is a very loose interpretation though.

[@SoarerGF]

Зачем челюсть то сломал((

[@algernonwolfwhistle6351]

So good.

[@jenniferhosmer9180]

I love your work so much! Please do keep posting! Your videos help me very much.

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thank you Jennifer, I really love hearing that.

[@studiographite2807]

Laajawab ❤

[@soumyarupjana9845]

Do you give tutorial sessions?

[@JeffHainesArt]

My Patreon page has many demo videos with discussion/instruction and I also offer personal critiques to patrons in the upper tier. I’m open to and available for 1 to 1 teaching as well. Thanks for asking!

[@alibraim2381]

thank you for sharing your art

[@JeffHainesArt]

My pleasure, thank you for watching!

[@javiermartin685]

Que bonito lo haces un saludo

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks Javier!

[@bruceh3905]

Nice!

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks Bruce!

[@kurogiza]

Gorgeous work!

[@JeffHainesArt]

Thanks Chris!