When drawing short poses under five minutes, I first describe the torso and then simplify the head. Next, I draw the legs as one shape, using gesture to connect the hips to the feet.

Portrait painter Kate Oleska reveals how to get started with drawing hand motion. ... Once you choose the gesture you want to draw, start sketching it in a more precise way.

My drawing ability is sub-Pictionary level, so I was nervous when I sat down with Jason. As you’ll see in the video, he led me through a few drawing exercises, where we drew ourselves over and over.

Figuring out how to deal with that face is the central preoccupation of the work shown here, from the earliest self-portraits in the 1940s, visibly influenced by her teacher and husband, Willem de ...