Sketchbook session: 4 exercises to get the most out of your portrait practice

I take you through 4 exercises I use in my sketchbook sessions. Equipment: 00:00 - blackwing matte pencil and eraser (but any pencil is fine) - eraser - I love a tombow mono zero and a kneaded eraser - smudging - paper stump, soft brush (optional) - sketchbook - I like moleskine sketchbooks Exercise 1 - continuous line drawing: 01:04 Exercise 2 - hands: 04:38 Exercise 3 - master study: 08:26 Exercise 4 - photo study: 15:33 If you try these out - let me know how you get on! Master study: Kenneth Graham by John Singer Sargent, 1912 My muse today: Harry Goodwins Music: Satie Gymnopedie no1 Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist: http://incompetech.com/