Breaking Down the Process • Portrait Quick Sketch

Jeff Haines
Jeff Haines
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Published 2023-03-12
In this video I tried to break down the stages of my sketching process with a few notes on what I find important at each stage of the drawing. I generally find it difficult to do this because I tend to jump around quite a bit, but I thought this sketch followed a fairly straightforward progression.
If you find this content worthwhile, please consider leaving a comment and a 'like'. It really helps the video to get seen for a small channel like mine. This sketch took about 20 minutes in real time and is shown here as a time-lapse. I hope you enjoy it! 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.
All Comments (21)
  • @kristrappeniers
    It’s what you do during the first few seconds, that takes a decade to learn, isn’t it? It’s so difficult to loosen up and not make a total charcoal mess every time. Thanks for sharing all these insights into your creative process 👍🏼
  • @incognito3620
    You’ve been doing this for some time. Yes? Your skill and ease with the medium is obvious. What is interesting and something your viewers should be aware is the finished drawing is not a replica or ‘exact’ copy. It is an interpretation. An artists rendition. It is not a photographic copy. And it is not meant to be. What is most important to know is perfection is not the aim. If you will, John S. Sargent had this ability. His drawings were more paintings in charcoal while remaining a drawing. An astonishing ability I have never been able to duplicate. Or come close to achieving. Of course, personality and aim has a great deal to do with it. Thank you for sharing you skill and ability with us.
  • @xzfr5846
    I follow your inspiring works. This is pure art. Thanks for sharing.
  • @monicaemme1
    Thank you from Italy for sharing your wonderful artistic process. It's gorgeous!
  • @manpotrait
    Thank friend for sharing you skill.. ❤❤❤❤
  • @OniEdItS-
    Hello thanks for the process video ☺️☺️
  • @sssssunyy
    really nice!! im a teenager and i used to draw lots of realism for school credits but after a while i got bored and started drawing more semi-realism to anime art so i forgot most my skills
  • @gato3937
    👏👏👏👏👏 espectacular
  • @Zero24249
    Only 20 minutes? Wow, that's impressive
  • @meemaism
    Fantastic process! Appreciate the way you feel out the form. Thanks for the inspiring demo. One thing I see on the photo is that the lips are slightly pursed, which affects the curve of the line under the top lip.