🎨 Welcome to Draw With Chris — Where serious artists grow.
Chris Legaspi is a lifelong artist with 20+ years of experience as a professional illustrator, teacher, and mentor. His artwork has been featured in blockbuster movie posters, hit TV shows, bestselling games, and major publications worldwide. Notable projects adn clients include Deadpool, Lord of the Rings, The Simposonst, Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
As an educator, Chris has spent decades helping dedicated artists level up. He’s taught at top institutions like Gnomon School of Visual Effects and New Masters Academy, and is the author of the best-selling books Life Drawing for Artists and 100 Faces & Figures.
📚 Whether you’re a working professional or passionate hobbyist, you’ll find expert guidance, real results, and a supportive path to mastery.
👉 Get free figure drawing resources, video lessons, and study guides here:
www.drawwithchris.com/
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💀 Skull Study Guide (High-Res Download)
Sketching and studying skulls is one of the best exercises for improving anatomy and creating stronger, more believable portraits.
If you want to follow my step-by-step skull study process, I’ve made this high-resolution, printable skull study handout available for free.
👉 Download it free here:
drawwithchris.com/
Just join my free Studio Insider email list to get instant access to this handout, plus more drawing and painting studies, guides, and lessons.
Foundational work like this pays off.
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🖐️ Hands are one of the hardest parts of portrait drawing.
Not because they’re complex… but because most artists approach them the wrong way.
In this new video, I break down a simple, repeatable method for drawing hands specifically for portrait artists.
This isn’t anatomy overload or gesture guesswork.
It’s about:
• clear structure
• proportion you can trust
• and a fast way to place hands so they support the portrait instead of ruining it
👉 Watch the demo here:
https://youtu.be/QF7RzL6thbg
If hands have been the weak link in your portraits, this will help you see them differently.
Let me know in the comments if you’d like a Part 2 or deeper studies on hands in portraits.
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FLAT MOUTHS? 👄🎨
If your portrait drawings feel solid…
but the mouth still looks flat or stiff,
this new video will help.
In this lesson, I show how to:
- make the mouth feel more natural
- create real 3D form in the lips
- avoid the common mistakes that flatten faces
- think in structure instead of outlines
This is a small adjustment that makes a big difference in realism.
👉 Watch the full demo here:
https://youtu.be/eGArBfXEmJk
If you want more head drawing tips, lessons, and realistic portrait guidance, you can also join my free Studio Insider email list here:
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Figure Drawing Process: Foreshortened Torso Study ✍️
Foreshortening is one of the hardest challenges in figure drawing. Not because it’s complex anatomy, but because artists skip construction, overlap, and perspective.
This handout breaks my torso construction process down step by step.
This image is a low-res preview. The high-resolution version, along with many more figure and portrait handouts, is available inside my free members area.
If you want clearer, more realistic figure drawings, this kind of process work matters.
👉 Get the full handout and free drawing resources here:
www.drawwithchris.com/
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New video is up 🎨✍️
In this one, I walk through a simple, beginner-friendly head drawing exercise based on studying Dean Cornwell.
This is not about copying photos or memorizing anatomy. It’s about:
• head construction
• seeing the big forms clearly
• improving realism and aesthetics
• learning directly from the masters
If portrait drawing has ever felt overwhelming or confusing, this is a great place to start.
👉 Watch the full video here:
https://youtu.be/3ZQsMH32xKY
And if you want my best free head drawing study guides, you can join my Studio Insider email list here:
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This is the kind of practice I return to again and again. Give it a try 🔥
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Figure construction doesn’t have to be complicated.
In this new video, I share a simple construction exercise based on studying master paintings. It’s helped me see the figure more clearly and avoid flat, stiff drawings.
If you struggle with foreshortening or structure, this will help.
👉 Watch here: https://youtu.be/5hPPmb-sK1A
If you want to study this way more deeply, visit my website to download my free figure drawing study guide: drawwithchris.com/
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Why do faces look “off” even when the features seem correct?
In this new video, I critique a student drawing and explain how I handle unique facial features and unusual proportions without flattening the likeness.
This is a key skill for portrait and figure artists who want more accuracy and character in their work.
🎥 Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/u0nGXvbA-d4
📩 For more free lessons, critiques, and downloadable drawing handouts, join my email list here:
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Struggling with composition or flat values? This simple tonal study exercise can change how you see.
I put together this free Composition & Tonal Study handout based on a master painting by Richard Schmid.
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It breaks down the exact process I use to design strong value structure before details ever matter.
In the handout, you’ll learn:
• How to simplify a complex scene into clear value masses
• Why squinting reveals the true design of a painting
• A step-by-step tonal process you can apply to any subject
• How masters create clarity, focus, and mood with value
This is the same kind of exercise I use in my own training and teach inside my classes.
Train your eye. Design first. Details later.✍️
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Do you struggle with composition?
Most artists try to fix it by adding more detail. That usually makes things worse.
Here’s a simple tonal composition exercise I use to train my eye to see value design instead of detail. Inspired by Richard Schmid.
Full lesson and article here 👉
www.drawwithchris.com/articles/composition-exercis…
Let me know if you want more exercises like this.
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Composition is not about copying details. It’s about design.
In this video, I share a simple but powerful composition exercise using a tonal study inspired by Richard Schmid.
If your drawings or paintings feel flat or unorganized, this kind of practice will train your eye to see value, structure, and visual flow.
🎨 Watch the full demo here:
https://youtu.be/EYYdzA-rLqk
👉 For more free lessons and composition study guides, join my free Studio Insider list:
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More composition and master study videos coming soon.
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