Head Form
Video Course
A Go at Your Own Pace video course to improve your head drawing skills focusing on form and structure.
From observing in 3D, studying the planes, depicting form with depth, to constructing heads and portraits with facial features from any angle and size.
It is suited to artists who refuse to just copy flat shape, and want to draw from imagination.
If you are struggling with
Your heads and portraits look unnatural and flat.
You find it hard to draw heads from imagination.
Planes of the head are difficult to memorise.
You want to draw the head from extreme angles.
Facial features are hard to draw in perspective.
What You Will Learn
7+ hours of “Go at Your Own Pace Video Course” in 4 classes.
20+ topics designed to improve your head form and structure.
Expected average time spent 4 weeks +homework.
Focus on form and structure, not copying flat outlines.
Learn how to observe & think in 3D, draw the form, show all planes
to draw heads from any angle and size.
Perspective & Angle
Foundational perspective start this course to lay the groundworks to drawing forms and structure.
3D Observation & Thinking
Not just copying from refs or life. You will learn to observe and think in 3D. This allows us to create life like drawings.
Form & Structure
From big planes of the head, you will learn step by step to analyse and mould our drawings to resemble a complex head structure that you can draw in any angle.
Facial Features
Facial features will be added to the head form with their own planes. You will train to understand and convert complex anatomical parts into forms with planes to draw them in any angle from our imagination.
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Class Preview
What to Expect from this course?
Basics of Perspective
You will be taught how to observe and think in the 3D in order to draw head forms in any size and angle in perspective.
Form & Structure
Learn to draw forms with planes rather than copying flat shapes. This enables drawing of heads from any angle, even from your imagination.
Step by Step Process
From setting up the camera angle to drawing convincing heads with facial features step by step to achieve drawings with form, structure and depth.
More than 7 hours of video content & step-by-step tutorials
01
Perspective Box to Head Form
Duration: 1hour 40mins
1. Introduction
An overview of the topics covered in this course.
2. Basics of Perspective
The foundational concepts of perspective to help us visualise the 3d space in which we will learn to draw more organic forms.
3. Boxes in Perspective
Constructing simple boxes and the common issues to watch out for.
4. Side Plane Ellipses in Perspective
We begin drawing the form of the head with using the sides of our boxes to construct ellipses.
5. Centreline of the Cranium
Learn to use centrelines to understand surface form.
6. Constructing the Jaw and Chin
Creating Diagonal lines using the existing planes.
7. Second Head Angle
An alternative angle to reenforce our understanding of the head form.
8. Hard to Draw Planes
Commonly ignored difficult areas of the head structure.
9. Cross Sections and Side Planes
Diving deeper into the form of the Head.
10. Line Quality
How to use line thickness and darkness with intent and clarity.
11. Putting it all together Freehand
Consolidate what we have learned so far and construct heads with good form with perspective considered.
12. Assignment
Exercises to strengthen the lessons of this class.
02
Big Planes of the Head
Duration: 1hour 40mins
1. Student Feedback for Class One
Common Problems and Solutions
2. Tricky Angles and Perspective
Understanding form and planes of the head in challenging angles.
3. Eye Socket and Forehead Planes
Form of the eye socket and forehead with planes.
4. Nose and Mouth Form
Simplified form of the nose and mouth area with examples.
03
Facial Features
Duration: 1hour 40mins
1. Student Feedback for Class Two
Common problems and solutions
2. Two ways to simplify the Nose and Mouth Areas
Different approaches to understanding the nose and mouth areas to describing the same form.
3. Head to Facial Features Process
Facial Features Form and Planes Continued
4. Form of the Eye
How to construct the eye lids with an understanding of the eye socket area.
5. Second Angle Head with Features
Alternative angle to strengthen our understanding of the head and features.
04
Features Continued/Head Form from Refs
Duration: 1hour 37mins
1. Student Feedback for Class Three
Common issues and solutions.
2. Form of the Ear
How to Draw the Ear Form from any angle.
3. Head Form Drawing from Refs
Combining the head form and features together in drawings from references.
Meet the Teacher
Orda is an Australian artist working in graphite and oils, whose practice reflects a lifelong pursuit of mastery. He undertook four years of training at Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney & Florence Classical Arts Academy in Italy, developing a strong foundation in academic realism, anatomy, and composition. Between 2016 and 2025 his work was exhibited across Europe, Australia, and the United States, gaining recognition for its technical precision and imaginative depth. From 2018 to 2020, Orda worked as a freelance artist in Sydney, producing commissioned and editorial works for a broad audience. In 2021, he founded Fundamentalist Artschool, an independent academy dedicated to rigorous training in art fundamentals, where he continues to create and teach, blending disciplined academic methods with individual creative expression.
Pricing
All Prices in Australian Dollars (AU$)
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Head Drawing (AU$)
149.99
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Go at Your Own Pace
7.5 hours+Homework
Head+Facial Features
Visualise the 3D Space
Form & Structure
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Student Testimonials
Chris, USA
"In the time I’ve spent learning from Orda, my art fundamentals received a drastic improvement. His structures allow clear understanding of foundational art techniques."