Head Drawing — Part 1: Structure & Construction

Build a stronger understanding of the head by breaking it into simple shapes, forms, and perspective-based construction.

This course starts with the basics and develops a practical system for drawing the head from multiple views and angles. You’ll work through front, profile, back, and tilted views, then move into box construction and more spatial ways of understanding the head.

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Learn to draw human head

What You’ll Learn

  • Basic head shapes and forms

  • Front, profile, and back views

  • Drawing the head from different angles

  • Box construction for the head

  • Using simple perspective ideas to understand form

  • Breaking complex head shapes into manageable structures

  • Applying the ideas through guided assignments

  • Learning from master artist examples

  • Common drawing problems through student critiques

Inside the Course

  • Roughly 500 minutes of instruction

  • Multiple head construction demonstrations

  • Master artist analysis lessons

  • 2 student assignments

  • Robert completes both assignments

  • 2 rounds of student critiques

  • Approximately 35 minutes of critique material

Who It’s For

This course is ideal for artists who want a clearer, more structured way to draw heads from different views and angles before moving into more advanced features, anatomy, or expressive portrait work.