Welcome To The Portrait Guru!
Are you passionate about portrait drawing and looking to take your skills to the next level? You’ve come to the right place! Whether you're a beginner artist or an experienced artist, my channel is dedicated to helping you master portrait art through step-by-step tutorials, time-lapses, and professional tips.
I'm Haydn Symons, an illustrator and designer with over 15 years of experience, and I have a deep passion for capturing the human face through art. My goal is to provide you with the tools, techniques, and inspiration you need to create stunning portraits with confidence.
🎨 What You’ll Find on This Channel:
✅ Step-by-Step Portrait Tutorials
✅ Follow-Along Drawing Videos
✅ Time-Lapse Drawings
✅ Essential Art Tips & Hacks
✅ Beginner to Advanced Lessons
✅ Sketching, Inking & Painting Tips
✅ Creative Exercises
Ready to improve your portrait drawing skills and become a better artist? Hit that subscribe button and start your creative journey today!
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In my latest video, I take you through the full process of shading this portrait! Pick up tips to improve your drawings, sharpen skills, and gain new insights into portrait art. 🔥 Watch, like, and share your thoughts here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V9RM...
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Life and observational drawing are truly the fastest ways to improve your skills. If you want to get better in record time, this is exactly how to do it. Here are my drawings from last week’s untutored session. 👇 🔥🚀
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Learn how to draw anything using one simple exercise built on observation, basic forms, and shapes ✏️👀 In this beginner-friendly tutorial, you’ll see how studying still life can dramatically improve your accuracy, proportions, and confidence when drawing from life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Do15...
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“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” ~ John Lennon
Gouache on canvas, what do you think of the artwork? ✨
2 days ago | [YT] | 21
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What’s your current drawing goal? 🏆
If your goal isn’t listed, comment below and tell me what you’re working on! ✍️👇
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If you’re looking to improve your drawing skills, this negative space exercise is a must-try! 👀💪 Instead of drawing the object itself, you’ll focus on the space around it, helping improve proportions, accuracy, and observation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egyV4...
3 days ago | [YT] | 6
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In this exercise, I’ll show you how to improve your portrait drawing using only 2–4 tones. 🔥 Instead of focusing on lines, you’ll concentrate on shapes, light, and shadow - training your eye to see values more clearly 👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXG9Z...
4 days ago | [YT] | 8
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Which artist painted The Starry Night? 🌌
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These perspective drawing exercises are perfect if you’re looking to improve depth, accuracy, and confidence in your drawings! 🚀 They will help you build a strong understanding of perspective: ✨ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eDHH...
5 days ago | [YT] | 9
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Want to try a new way of adding tone with pen? ✍️ This is a great exercise to try: stippling! This is the process of using small dots to build up tone, depth, and volume on the page. The closer and denser the dots, the darker the value - and the more spaced out they are, the lighter it appears. 💪
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