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Currently Playing: The Simple Portrait Exercise That Improves Likeness

Want to draw realistic figures & portraits? My masterclass teaches gesture, construction, anatomy & shading: https://bit.ly/4wrgswG Download your free Figure Drawing Quick Start here: https://bit.ly/4u13mEK My name is Chris Legaspi. I'm a figurative artist, author, and educator with over 20 years of professional experience in classical drawing and painting. I trained in Los Angeles under some of America's most respected realist painters — including Steve Huston and Nathan Fowkes — and have worked with clients like Disney, Marvel, Netflix, and Warner Bros. on major Hollywood productions. I'm the author of two internationally published art books, now translated into seven languages, and an instructor at New Masters Academy. My life's work is guided by one belief: beauty matters — and beauty is divine. Everything I create, teach, and share is in service of restoring the standard of classical Western realism in the world. After years of drawing and teaching realistic portraits, I’ve learned that one of the most important skills is much simpler: seeing and designing the outer shape. In this episode of 5 Minutes a Day, I’ll show you one of my favorite exercises, the Post-it Note Sketch. It takes just a few minutes, but it can dramatically improve the way you see shape, proportion, and likeness. Grab a Post-it Note and draw along with me.