Part 1 | How to START a Charcoal Drawing Accurately WITHOUT Fear

This video is Part ONE of a THREE PART series on this portrait study. In this video, we begin by creating the layout and the basic facial proportions. This is arguably the most IMPORTANT part of any drawing, because there's a lot of fear in the beginning. Hopefully this video will help tackle some of those fears and give you more confidence. If so, let me know if you found it helpful! Part Two:    • Part 2 | Taking Your Charcoal Portrait to ...   Part Three:    • Part 3 | My FAST Technique for Realistic B...   My style that I'm teaching you does NOT depend on measuring devices, grids, or tracing. I want you to learn to FREEHAND drawings, because it allows you to have more freedom and creativity. If you find this helpful, please hit the THUMBS UP button, SUBSCRIBE for more, and leave me all your comments and questions! I answer and respond to all of them! Follow me On Social Media: Twitter:   / jeffmashdraws   Instagram:   / learnportraitdrawing   Materials I use to draw this portrait can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/stogiefarts MUSIC CREDITS for songs on my channel (all licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Cryptic Sorrow - Atlantean Twilight by Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Colorless Aura by Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Prelude No. 23 by Chris Zabriskie Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ #HowToDraw #PortraitDrawing #CharcoalPortrait #CharcoalDrawing #tutorial