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If the product comes from someone else, I only recommend it if I have personally purchased it, used it myself, and if I recognize substantial benefits and usefulness.
<h3><a id="free"></a>Free Downloads</h3>
<strong>"How to Make Realistic Line Drawings of Any Face"</strong> - This 34-page ebook will take you by the hand and teach you specific steps for implementing the very effective "grid method" to draw faces. This is a free download that you can access when you sign up for the Let's Draw People Newsletter. <img class=" size-medium wp-image-1386 aligncenter" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tw-any-face-3d-227x300.png" alt="any face guide 3d" width="227" height="300" />

The free downloads below have already been given to readers of my newsletter. If any of these interest you, just click on the one(s) you want and enter your information on the next page. The resource will be emailed to you, along with the Let's Draw People Newsletter and the free gift above! Come back to this page often, as I will update it with new resources that you can download for free!

<strong>"Face-Drawing Checklist"</strong> - A handy "cheat sheet" that outlines 22 simple yet easily-overlooked details that every line drawing of a face should have. You will never again forget these important details in your face-drawings!

<strong>"One Simple Trick for Better Proportions When Sketching from Life"</strong> - This quick little guide explains a simple method many artists use to get reasonable proportions in their life drawings when making a sketch of a person, landscape, or other subject.

<strong>"Five Ways to Add Shading to a Face"</strong> - Ideal if you don't know how or where to begin when it comes to shading a drawing of a face. This short video will demonstrate and explain five different approaches.
<h3><a id="courses"></a>Digital Drawing Courses and eBooks</h3>
This list consists of helpful drawing courses and resources that I highly recommend! Here you will find courses that I have offered my readers in the past. You will find materials covering a variety of topics, including how to draw faces, figure drawing, drawing techniques, and drawing with different media.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/realistic-pencil-portrait-mastery/">"Realistic Pencil Portrait Mastery"</a></strong> - Christopher Sia teaches a unique but effective method for drawing remarkably realistic pencil portraits in this popular home study course. Each lesson goes into explicit detail for what to look for when drawing the individual facial features: the eyes, the nose, the mouth and teeth, the ears, and the hair.

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<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/8-steps/">"8 Easy Steps to Drawing a Portrait"</a></strong> - Also by Christopher Sia, this ebook takes you from a blank sheet of paper to a complete drawing of a famous celebrity within one week. You will get to learn the 8 easy steps throughout the process of drawing.<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/8-steps/"><img class=" size-medium wp-image-1974 aligncenter" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ebook-232x300.jpg" alt="ebook" width="232" height="300" /></a>

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/master-the-human-form/">"Master the Human Form"</a></strong> - Todd Harris uses this comprehensive 128-page ebook to teach life drawing - using live models as subjects. He references important parts of the anatomy to not only teach how to draw facial features but also hands, arms, the torso, legs, and even clothes.

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<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/secrets-to-drawing/">"The Secrets to Drawing Video Course"</a></strong> - This course by art instructor Matt Fussell covers a broad range of drawing strategies with 28 high-definition videos and 26 illustrated ebooks. Matt demonstrates how to create art with graphite pencils, charcoal, colored pencils, and pastels.

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<center></center><strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/drawing-secrets-revealed/">"Drawing Secrets Revealed"</a></strong> - Professional portrait artist Sarah Parks developed this college-level video course. The best part about this program is if you don't feel like you need the whole course, you can pick and choose to buy only those lessons that interest you the most.

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<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/how-to-sketch/">"How to Sketch"</a></strong> - Kerry Godsall made this ebook for beginning artists to get results by developing fundamental sketching skills. Concepts can be applied not only to sketching people but also animals, plants, and inanimate objects.
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<h3><a id="books"></a>Published Drawing Books</h3>
I have used many general drawing books over the years to teach myself portrait drawing. The books in the short list below played a significant, major, defining role in developing me into the artist I am today.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/how-to-draw-lifelike-portraits-from-photographs/">How to Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs</a></strong> - Reading this book by Lee Hammond forever changed the way I approached drawing people. It taught me basic concepts that were new to me at the time but dramatically accelerated my learning curve.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/the-big-book-of-realistic-drawing-secrets/">The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets</a></strong> - This book by Carrie and Rick Parks taught me new and more efficient ways to draw people from photographs and from life. Countless examples for how to apply a multitude of drawing supplies were especially helpful.
<h3><a id="supplies"></a>Drawing Supplies</h3>
Below is a list of the drawing supplies I use to create my pencil portraits. Some of the links below are to items comparable to the ones I have (in the case where the brand/model I have subsequently became unavailable).

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/light-box/">Light box</a></strong> - This is wonderful for grid drawing! Just put a blank grid on the light box and your drawing paper on top of that. No annoying grid lines to erase after you complete your line drawing!

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/bristol-board-paper/">Bristol board paper</a></strong> - A bit heavier and smoother than typical drawing paper, two-ply Bristol board is perfect for drawing very detailed, realistic pencil portraits. It is sturdy enough to withstand the constant blending, smudging, and erasing that is involved with this kind of artwork.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/graphite-pencils/">Graphite pencils</a></strong> - This particular set has a good balance of hard-led and soft-led pencils. There are 12 pencils in the set ranging from 6B to 4H.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/mechanical-pencil/">Mechanical pencil</a></strong> - This pencil is great for sketching on the go when you don't want to carry around a full kit of graphite pencils. I also use this pencil for my realistic portraits. It is perfect for adding in those tiny, fine details.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/mechanical-lead-refills/">Mechanical lead refills</a></strong> - I use this 2B lead more often than anything else. I have used this (Pentel) brand for many years and love it! It is very sturdy and long-lasting.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/tortillions/">Tortillions</a></strong> - These are nice for smudging the graphite on small areas of your drawing paper, adding more to the texture and feel of your artwork.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/blending-stumps/">Blending stumps</a></strong> - These have a similar purpose to the tortillions, but blending stumps are generally for larger surfaces of your drawing paper.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/kneaded-eraser/">Kneaded eraser</a></strong> - This is a must-have for anyone serious about creating realistic pencil portraits. It erases cleanly without leaving residue. You can pinch it and knead it into whatever shape you like to create highlights, hairs, and other tiny effects.

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/eraser-pencil-with-brush/">Eraser pencil with brush</a></strong> -

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/electric-eraser/">Electric eraser</a></strong> -

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/dusting-brush/">Dusting brush</a></strong> -

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/circle-template/">Circle template</a></strong> -

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/french-curve-set/">French curve set</a></strong> -

<strong><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/fixative/">Workable fixative</a></strong> -
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