How to Draw a Realistic Portrait in Charcoal – Robert De Niro (Part 1)

In Part 1 of this Robert De Niro portrait lesson, Korean painter Sungho Kim blocks in the head in charcoal on gray pastel paper and explains how structure, perspective and value create a convincing sense of mass. This 4-part series follows one charcoal and pastel portrait from the first block-in to rendering the wrinkles and the small bumps and dips of the face. Part 1 covers the materials, the charcoal base, and the core idea behind every drawing: mass is value. Reference photo: https://www.pinterest.co.kr/pin/53339... CHAPTERS 0:00 Preview 0:11 Introduction & materials 2:32 Laying the charcoal base 4:35 Why charcoal: additive and subtractive 7:19 Pressing in: cotton pad vs. hand 9:10 Which part comes forward? Structure & perspective 11:55 Adjusting values to create form 12:46 Mass is value: Painter Ajae's method 16:34 The shadow edge 21:39 A law, not a theory About this channel Portrait drawing lessons from Sungho Kim, a Korean painter known to his students as "Painter Ajae." The lessons were originally taught in Korean. The English narration uses an AI voice made from Sungho Kim's own voice, with his permission. Original Korean channel:    / @painterajaeacademy   Instagram:   / sunghokimart   New lessons every Tuesday and Friday. #portraitdrawing #charcoaldrawing #drawingtutorial