If you want to get better at drawing portraits, it makes sense to put some time into practicing drawing the individual features of the face.

In this drawing tutorial I'll take you through the skills and techniques needed to draw a realistic nose from a photograph. We will warm up with some useful drawing exercises before moving on to a full drawing. I've broken the project down into four main steps that cover planning the drawing, sketching, shading and adding fine details.

In this class you'll learn:

• how to see the nose as a 3D shape

• how to build up gradual soft layers of shading

• how to capture the likeness of the particular nose you are drawing

• how to take a sketch from a simple plan to a full drawing with depth and detail

This class is suitable for most levels although it is recommended for people who have some basic prior experience with sketching and shading a range of tonal values.