Kirk Shinmoto/Head Drawing Live Class SP2025

  • $600

Head Drawing Live Class SP2025

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  • 55 Lessons
  • Discord access

This course will be an in-depth study on drawing heads with an emphasis on understanding construction and structure. Beyond just portrait drawing, we will address drawing heads from different angles, facial expression, and caricature and stylization.

About the Class

Course level: Recommended for intermediate students.  Some drawing experience is recommended but not required.

Class Format: This course will run for 10 weeks and will be taught through a combination of pre-recorded lectures and live critiques through Skype.  Each week students will be given access to class lectures and we will then have a live, group critique session the following week to go over homework. We will also have a short live meeting the first week to go over class materials and to answer any additional questions students may have. All lectures and critique recordings will be made available for students to download and review. Class will be limited to 8 students.

Homework:  There will be homework assigned every week based on the lecture material.

Materials:  This course will be taught with a mixture of traditional and digital lectures.  For students, using a traditional medium is encouraged but not required. A supply list for materials will be emailed.

For cancellations, the deadline for a full refund is 5 days before class starts. After this there will only be a 50% refund. No refunds will be given once class beings. Please be aware that by signing up you are reserving a spot in the class that cannot be taken by someone else.

Week 1 - Basic Structure of the Skull

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 1
  • (2h 01m 08s)
  • 3.29 GB
Head Drawing Week 1 - TIPS
  • 30 mins
  • 732 MB
Week 1 Skull Handout 1.jpg
  • 1.56 MB
Week 1 Skull Handout 2.jpg
  • 1.92 MB
Week 1 Skull Handout 3.jpg
  • 1.54 MB
Week 1 Skull Handout 4.jpg
  • 2.19 MB
Week 1 Skull Handout 5.jpg
  • 1.76 MB
Kevin Notes.jpg
  • 405 KB
Skull Steps.jpg
  • 1.89 MB

Week 2 - Basic Forms of the Head and Neck

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 2
  • (1h 54m 49s)
  • 3.2 GB
Head Drawing Week 2 - TIPS
  • 13 mins
  • 265 MB
Week 2 Basic Forms Handout 1.jpg
  • 1.64 MB
Week 2 Basic Forms Handout 2.jpg
  • 2.05 MB
Week 2 Basic Forms Handout 3.jpg
  • 1.49 MB
Week 2 Basic Forms Handout 4.jpg
  • 1.43 MB
Head Proportions.jpg
  • 1.4 MB
Neck Diagrams.jpg
  • 1.14 MB

Week 3 - Further Breakdown of Head Planes

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 3
  • (1h 47m 37s)
  • 3.25 GB
Head Drawing Week 2 - TIPS
  • 18 mins
  • 426 MB
Basic Head Structure.jpg
  • 1020 KB
Week 3 Demo.psd
  • 154 MB

Week 4 - Eyes and Nose Breakdown

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 4
  • (2h 14m 11s)
  • 4.09 GB
Head Drawing Week 4 - TIPS
  • 19 mins
  • 359 MB
Week 4 Eyes and Nose Demo 1.jpg
  • 1.81 MB
Week 4 Eyes and Nose Demo 2.jpg
  • 1.34 MB
Week 4 Eyes and Nose Demo 3.jpg
  • 1.83 MB
Week 4 Eyes and Nose Demo 4.jpg
  • 1.49 MB
Week 4 Eyes and Nose Demo 5.jpg
  • 1.68 MB
Week 4 Eyes and Nose Demo 6.jpg
  • 1.98 MB

Week 5 - Mouth and Ears Breakdown

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 5
  • (2h 01m 08s)
  • 2.84 GB
Head Drawing Week 5 - TIPS
  • 7 mins
  • 126 MB
Week 5 Mouth and Ears Demo 1.jpg
  • 1.63 MB
Week 5 Mouth and Ears Demo 2.jpg
  • 1.72 MB
Week 5 Mouth and Ears Demo 3.jpg
  • 1.58 MB
Week 5 Mouth and Ears Demo 4.jpg
  • 1.69 MB
Week 5 Mouth and Ears Demo 5.jpg
  • 1.99 MB

Week 6 - Hair Breakdown and Design

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 6
  • (1h 44m 09s)
  • 3.26 GB
Head Drawing Week 6 - TIPS
  • 35 mins
  • 753 MB
Week 6 Hair Demo 1.jpg
  • 2.42 MB
Week 6 Hair Demo 2.jpg
  • 1.92 MB
Week 6 Hair Demo 3.jpg
  • 2.04 MB
Week 6 Hair Demo 4.jpg
  • 2.16 MB

Week 7 - Light and Shadow

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 7
  • (1h 49m 10s)
  • 3.13 GB
Head Drawing Week 7 - TIPS
  • 32 mins
  • 681 MB
Week 7 Light and Shadow Demo 1.jpg
  • 1.82 MB
Week 7 Light and Shadow Demo 2.jpg
  • 2.46 MB
Week 7 Light and Shadow Demo 3.jpg
  • 1.98 MB

Week 8 - Head Simplification

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 8
  • (1h 25m 33s)
  • 1.16 GB
Head Drawing Week 8 - TIPS
  • 9 mins
  • 182 MB
Week 8 Simplification Demo.png
  • 1.89 MB

Week 9 - Facial Expressions

Head Drawing Lecture - Week 9
  • (1h 47m 31s)
  • 1.71 GB
Head Drawing Week 9 - TIPS
  • 12 mins
  • 256 MB
Week 9 Facial Expressions Demo.jpg
  • 2.16 MB
week 9 demo PSD.psd
  • 97.4 MB

Week 10 - Bonus Lecture: Caricature and Stylization

Head Drawing Bonus Lecture - Week 10
  • (1h 13m 20s)
  • 991 MB