Portrait #36 - Portrait proportion measurement techniques 

You are a great teacher. I love how you plainly show everything, and how you break down drawing the face into proportions. It just seems so much easier the way you teach it rather than guessing where everything goes. I am wanting to learn to draw a portrait from a photo of my mother who passed away. With your measuring techniques and great instruction, my goal seems a little less impossible. Thank you.

I love your Art Instructions! What a gifted Art teacher! Thank you!

The true Heart of an Artist and Educator. Mr. Yong Chen, this is one of those times that sneak up on you and shower you with as much delight as it does surprise. A few months ago I decided to prepare (insulate) myself during the chilly Massachusetts months ahead by returning to my self-taught drawing practice. Foraging through Books on drawing faces on Amazon the other evening I had the good fortune to come upon your book. I have binged for hours now on the feast of information and inspiration you provide! I am a jazz musician/singer and, for me, Tone is everything. May I say that the warm inviting inclusive sound of your voice has provided a wonderful feeling of what might be possible if I only apply the same Love I have for the study of Music, to Portrait Painting. Your intuitive and patient guidance instantly reminded me of a teacher I studied with in grad school whose guidance significantly changed my artistic life. It also prepared me for a lifetime of teaching as well. All I can say is Thank you for all that you do and for possessing one of those loving creative teachers that embraces everything and everybody. For me, this is the creative equivalent of striking gold! I look forward to spending the months ahead learning and laughing my way to becoming a student of Portrait Drawing!

I love having this knowledge at my fingertips. Thanks for sharing!

You are an outstanding instructor. I never get tired of seeing the way you think through the very first steps of a drawing. It’s extremely useful to me. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Your work is an inspiration for heart and mind.

A great tutorial Yong. Thanks for uploading it on youtube.

Excellent drawing class. Congrats! Greetings from Brazil!

Brilliant. Thank you for your patience, and guiding us step by step through this process

thank you very much for this video, I really enjoy it.

Mr. Chen, you are a great teacher!!!

Thanx for sharing ur great work. Its very helpful.

Fantastic tutorial Thank you.

please do more of these videos along with explanations. Very helpful.

Thank you. I’m not so scared to try this now.

a fantastic learning and your teaching is incredible loved every moment and learnt so much thank you for being such a great teacher

Brilliant teaching. Much appreciated

Wonderful work, amazing technique. Thanks!

thank you for your clear explanation .

Esta clase es magistral. Te sigo hace poco tiempo. Gracias maestro

Excellent! Thank you.

Thank you, sir, for your very instructive video.

WOW..... perfect video! After watching this video I see my mistakes. Thank you...

Mr. Chen much respect to you, wise master. I am reasonably familiar with the method presented and have applied it. Yet it has not been without mixed results. So very recently, I began with the details of the face; the nose, then working my way upwards to the eyes and then down to the lips ( all the while measuring as I go ). So I would work my way out words to the outline of the face. Only in one instance that I recall did I not like my results. Almost consistently my recent results have been remarkable. Wise master, I have not been able to postulate the reason that this is occurring. So I will defer to you. I will again attempt to use standard methodology to get the proportions. I can only pray that it will work. Thank you for your video

I love ur videos! They really help me :)

Great video. Thanks!

Superb instruction, many thanks!

wow thank you so much i learned so much from this video.

Wonderful !!

I am making a chart of proportions. I was thinking hairline to eyes was half, but now I see it is hairline to eyebrows is half, thank you so much, did the basics several times and I must have confused this step all along! No wonder my portraits are so hard to get right.

You are a superb teacher.... thanks....

Excelente tutorial gracias

Mr.chen..you are a great artist...and also a great teacher..wonderful work

Wonderful lesson

This is by far, the best illustration on how to measure face that is proportionately correct - it was clear and precise - it would be great if you show split screen on the object, side by side as you draw - thank you so much for the informative eel thought out video ❤️

Beautiful...

Superb .... Respect

Whenever watching your video just learning! Learning and learning Sir From Kolkata India

Thank you so much

Thank you, sir.

You are great Sir.....

I Love your art

Wow.......it’s a wonderful work. I loved it.you are talented. Amazing.. 😯😯😯😯😯😯😯

Thank you so much Greetings Love to Austria 🌹

Awesome

Thankyou sir... I became fan of your

Very good.

Thanku sir this lesson is very helpfull for me

Merci,une fois de plus vous avez été studieux.

Great video from a great teacher, Thank you, Mr. Yong :)

Thanks you sir

thank u sir i learn so much for this vedio

This is exactly the technique I am trying to master. You make it look easy. I will keep trying. This detailed example was very helpful. Are there other examples of facial measurement technique on your RU-vid channel?

I really like your video sir

I like your videos... Thanks

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nice

Nice Sir. I want to see your next video :)

Mr. Chen, it would be helpful if you told us what kind of paper and what pencils you used for this drawing. Thank you

How can I measure like this?

Ele faz parecer tão fácil

Which pencil should I use??

Wow. Such a clear demonstration.

Wonderful lesson. Next one if you are able to include a window in the corner with the subject it would be very informative and expand the learning of your excellent principles. Thank. You.

Noice video Thanks a lot Master.

I am using hard vine to sketch out the proportions, but having a very hard time erasing these measurements when finally shading. I am guessing it is the paper?

What a drawing

Wow

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Where is the original picture ?

Please teach Loomis method

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lol that aint a stick thats a chopstick. btw nice set. really recommend. I have the same chopstick set

Sketching with Roudaina

Relationship..... Bingo!!!!!

Is it me or is his measuring device a fancy chop stick.

6:22 Frida Kahlo

It's a great tutorial if you want your characters to have perfect proportions but if you look in the world today with most people having various mixed ancestries the facial features now are changing. Some have larger, wider set eyes, some have smaller set eyes. Some have eyes that are uneven, some longer chins, higher forehead, shorter forehead, high ears, crooked and angles ears..etc..etc..I believe you should draw/paint real people with interesting facial features. Otherwise everyone will have the "same" face with just little differences.

Gives me a headache with the mathematics of it.

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