How to Draw Faces Loosely | Step-by-Step Tutorial & Pro Tips

In this sketching tutorial I’ll show you how to draw a face in a quick and loose way.

(Full / In-depth tutorials, Templates, References, Voting, Community, Feedback)

[WintaAssefa]

I just made a sketch following yours and it's the best portrait drawing I ever made. Thank you! You're an excellent instructer.

[jas]

It was quite amazing to watch this sketch unfold. Looking at the photo, I would have been completely intimidated, wondering where in the world to begin. Thank you for your step by step breakdown. Much appreciated.

[islanderdraws]

Proportion measurements and minimal line work for the win! Thank you for making such a concise tutorial. 🙏

[BokeSmowls]

i absolutely love your little shortcuts to get proportions correct

[shamsbt]

Wow... I learned so much from watching you draw this face. pls pls keep posting more videos on sketching faces loosely with pen!

[truepotential]

The eyes came Outta nowhere with a few simple moves. It came alive after that wowa. And dried water colour has this special life to it. It's such a simple thing, take colour add water but the way you use it is brilliant and needs to be respected. Seems easy but that's because of your talent and practice :)

[bobmills]

This and the portrait prior to it have been so so helpful. I really want to have a go using your techniques.
Thank you so much for two really interesting presentations.

[Neiltendo.]

This is brilliant, thank you. Love the simple idea of using dots for scale. I tried to draw a teapot recently but the proportions were terrible, would’ve been much easier if I’d marked it out with dots first.

[the.ricki.t]

You're my ultimate favorite sketch artist. Watching you makes drawing feel less intimidating, but still potentially impressive

[kristinaleid]

The dot thing actually makes sense, I will definitely incorporate it in my future sketches. Thanks!

[germanandreagiri]

I really love this style of loose lines combined with the watercolor! Been wanting to draw like this for years now, I hope this video gets me to finally give it a try. Thanks for the content!

[jethrooftana]

I have been doing my sketches wrong that's why i have not improved for years, this is the first time someone showed me how to properly execute proportions w/o it being to overwhelming, such an eye opener, thank you!!

[anshu]

Thank you so much sir for your explanation…. Definitely i will going to try this and implementing in my sketching. Once again thank you.❤

[threshasketch]

What a nice, straightforward tutorial. Your ink and watercolor art style is beautiful (it's actually what made me click the thumbnail, on the art style alone), and I love watching the techniques behind beautiful artwork. The dots and proportion estimates are a great way to visualize without having to sketch with a pencil first, and I'll certainly be giving it a try myself! I've only used watercolors once in my life, but I've been wanting to try them again. I see you have a tutorial about watercolor washes, so I'm probably headed there next. Thanks for sharing!

[nathanielcayas]

Love your approach on how to lay down the structure.

[missm.]

Thank you so much for that vidéo !
I was wondering about how to draw a beard and you gave me the answer.
Thanks for all your very useful tutorials.

[WatName]

I have always wanted to make this style of art work but am too art illiterate on how people do it. It’s very helpful to watch than just drawing a circle, i prefer these dots as reference points because it challenges my observation on portraits. Thank you 👍❣️

[KillingSwordz]

WITH PEN!? you’re extremely talented and a great teacher!

[eyeshowyou]

Perfect tutorial. Freehand is art.
I only draw and paint freehand. But you teach me something new. Thanks

[Jaqaroo]

As always Scottie, that was interesting, useful and enjoyable to watch! 
I think a lot of people find portrait drawing the most intimidating - there is such a small margin for error. Everyone knows exactly how a face should look; the proportions and the relation of the features.
It was interesting to see how carefully you added each line, and with just a few key lines the face took shape.