Do you want to bring charm, whimsy, and personality to your portrait drawings?
Inside our latest class, Quirky Girls, artist Toni Burt will show you how to play with proportion and shape to create expressive, storytelling faces that capture emotion and spark curiosity.
Through simple yet impactful techniques, you’ll learn how to infuse your sketched faces with feeling, personality, and a touch of magic. From exaggerated features to quirky details—like expressive ears or playful proportions—each face will have its own unique charm and narrative appeal.
By the end of this class, you’ll have the confidence to create faces that invite the viewer in, inspiring imagination and wonder. Let’s bring these quirky girls to life together!
Class Is Open
Only $37.00 $47.00
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What You’ll Learn in Class…
Warmup lesson
WARM UP – Creating 3 different faces
In our warm-up lesson, we’ll bring three unique faces to life by experimenting with different face shapes, hairstyles, and clothing. Using loose, sketchy lines, we’ll embrace spontaneity, adding a playful, expressive quality to each character. Let’s explore how small changes can make a big impact!
MAIN LESSON
Quirky girls with Ears
In our main lesson, we’ll bring our quirky characters to life, building on the techniques from our warm-ups. To add a whimsical twist, we’ll incorporate animal ears—whether it’s the playful charm of a hare or the graceful presence of a deer. These unique details deepen the story within our artwork, sparking curiosity and imagination. Bold splashes of color across the face, nose, and background will infuse our piece with vibrancy and personality, making our creations truly one-of-a-kind!
BONUS LESSON
Adding instant charm
In this bonus mini-lesson, Toni will show you a quick and effortless way to add instant emotion and depth to your portraits. By splashing water onto water-soluble ink, we’ll create beautiful, spontaneous effects that bring your artwork to life. This loose, playful technique encourages confidence and creativity, helping you embrace experimentation and movement in your face drawings!
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
This class is perfect for artists looking to loosen up, break the rules, and embrace a playful approach to drawing faces. You’ll learn to let go of perfection, create expressive linework, and experiment with quirky features—all while building confidence in your mark-making. Get ready to be bold, spontaneous, and have fun bringing your characters to life!
Class Is Open
Only $37.00 $47.00
{ LIFETIME ACCESS • DOWNLOADABLE VIDEOS }
SUPPLY LIST
This is a list of what I’ll be using in the class. I always suggest watching the video first and then deciding if the art supply is something that would work for you. I encourage you to work with what you already have. Unless you feel like a shopping spree, of course. I understand.
Watercolour paper hot press – 2 x A4 size (21x30cm) torn in half for warm up, 1 x 30x30cm square for main lesson.
Black Fine line pen (waterproof) – Staedtler pigment liner or similar – size 0.2-0.6
Watersoluble fountain pens – I use Sailor Fude de Mannen and Pilot Prera or Kakuno medium nib.
Graphite pencil
Black ink (use the ink that comes with your pen or I use Parker Quink Black)
Watercolour brush – round medium sized quill/mop/calligraphy or similar
Watercolours – Caput Mortuum (PR101), Orange (PO73/PR233/PW6), Titanium White (PW6)
Paint palette, ruler, water jar, paper towels
Class Is Open
Only $37.00 $47.00
{ LIFETIME ACCESS • DOWNLOADABLE VIDEOS }
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