In this charcoal drawing tutorial for beginners, portrait artist Alex Tzavaras gets to the real nuts and bolts of how to draw. He explains how he uses comparative measurement to help him achieve realistic drawings and tackle what is probably the most challenging aspect of working from life, getting the proportions accurate. Alex also discusses pros and cons of other traditional drawing techniques such as sight size.

Alex Tzavaras is a contemporary realist artist offering portrait painting and alla prima oil painting tutorials. Alex teaches the traditional painting techniques artists used to draw and paint from life up until the start of the 20th century. .

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