Portrait Drawing Foundations - Sarasota, Florida

Join fine artist and mentor Rosario Ponte for a full-day, beginner-friendly portrait drawing workshop in Sarasota.

Rosario brings classical training and decades of teaching experience to a supportive, hands-on class designed to help students understand the foundations of portrait drawing. Students will learn how to observe the face, understand basic proportions and structure, begin shaping features, and use values and shading to create more lifelike, expressive portraits.

This workshop is ideal for beginners and beginner-intermediate students who want clear guidance, patient instruction, and a stronger foundation for drawing the human face.

What You’ll Learn

• Basic portrait proportions and structure
• How to observe and place facial features
• Foundational shading and value techniques
• How to create more dimension and expression
• How to build confidence drawing portraits from observation

Please bring your own lunch and a drink for our lunch break.

Materials to Bring

• Sketchpad
• Pencils
• Eraser
• Ruler

Coffee and a snack will be provided.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the workshop begins so you have time to settle in and set up.