Portrait Fundamentals Course

About the Course:

🎨 Portrait Fundamental Mastery Course
Draw Faces with Confidence – From Features to Full Portraits

Unlock the secrets of drawing realistic portraits with our step-by-step Portrait Mastery Course designed for beginners and intermediate artists. Whether you’re struggling with proportions or unsure how to draw expressive eyes or lifelike hair, this course will guide you through every essential element of portrait drawing — building your confidence, accuracy, and artistic style.

Starting with an engaging introduction to portrait essentials, you’ll dive deep into mastering each facial feature — eyes, nose, lips, ears, and hair — with clear instructions, visual breakdowns, and practice exercises. You’ll then explore four powerful portrait drawing methods used by professionals: the Loomis Method, Asaro/AMS Method, Grid Method, and Measuring Method. Each technique will help you understand structure, improve proportions, and elevate your portraits from flat to fantastic.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to draw realistic, expressive portraits with ease and build a strong foundation for your art journey.

✅ What You’ll Learn:
Basics of facial proportions and sketching warm-ups

Realistic drawing techniques for eyes, nose, lips, ears & hair

Popular portrait methods like Loomis, AMS, Grid & Measuring

Tips for shading, expression, structure & volume

How to complete a final portrait from a reference.

💡 Perfect For:
Beginners who want to start drawing portraits

Intermediate artists looking to polish their fundamentals

Anyone who wants to confidently draw faces from imagination or reference

About the Instructor:

Rashmi Soni is an Award-winning internationally renowned contemporary artist and curator with an
impressive list of achievements. She turned artist from a political Science lecturer, and she was an UPPCS exam qualifier too. Later She followed her passion and studied art painting, she is a gold medalist in her masters in painting.
Rashmi is the Founder of Shiny Colors Fine Art Academy since 2013 and Co-founder of Opus Inter National Artists Forum since 2022.
She was awarded for Kala Bhushan Award for best contemporary artist 2023 from the Global Scholar Foundation Belgaum Karnataka. She has been featured many times in National news daily like The Deccan Herald, Indian Express and Eenadu. She got published in several art magazines as well like Falcon from Prestige, Startist’s Artists, Art Journals and Royal Art Times. She is a writer of three eBooks- 
• Mastering Drawing Fundamentals,
• Mastering The Facial Features: A Guide to Realistic Portrait and
• Beyond The Basics: Advance Techniques for Stunning Watercolor Portraits.
Rashmi has concluded 5 solo shows 2 in Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, 2 in Sublime Galleria Bangalore and 1 in India Art Festival Bangalore. She curated around 20+ Art exhibitions In Bangalore and worldwide. Her art is prominently featured in numerous National and International galleries, known for its realistic figurative and waterscapes, particularly in watercolor and oil mediums. Her work is proudly held in the permanent collections of esteemed institutions such as Delhi Lalit Kala Academy, Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Lovely Professional University, Indira Gandhi National Centre For Arts, JW Marriot Hotel, Kochi Forum Mall, Prestige Hotel as well as several other national and international personal art collections in US, Hawaii, UK, Australia. She is also featured in the grandmastersfineart.com with the other master artists around the world.

About Shiny Colors Fine Art Academy:

Shiny Colors aims to create a supportive and enriching environment where artists can thrive and express themselves freely. Shiny Colors, is dedicated to fostering artistic expression and connecting artists globally. With a mission to “express your inner-self,” our platform serves as a conduit for sharing art knowledge and providing opportunities for artists to showcase their talents.