Online Drawing Course

Asymmetrical Faces

Session 1: April 16 - June 25, 2026
Session 2: October 1 - December 10, 2026

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What Is This Course About

In this course, we will learn how to adapt the ideal facial scheme studied in the Frontal Face Course to slightly asymmetrical faces — the most common type in iconography.

Medieval iconographers created thousands of icons, frescoes, mosaics, and miniatures, often rendering faces with subtle asymmetry to create a deeper sense of communication with the viewer. In this course, we begin drawing asymmetrical faces in the same way we approached symmetrical ones: first by mastering the general scheme, and then by learning how to apply it to various models.

We will draw frontal adult faces and heads of different types — beardless and bearded, veiled and long-haired. Our models, as always, are based on medieval prototypes: the head of Christ, the Mother of God, an angel, and a saint — representing the main types of faces used in iconography.

This course is designed as the next step for students who have already completed the Frontal Face Course. Participation in the first course is essential, as this continuation builds upon the knowledge of facial proportions, drawing principles, techniques, and approaches previously studied.

Details

FOR WHOM

For those, who have already studied at our Course I: Drawing a Frontal Face. For those, who want to learn how to draw the main type of faces used in traditional iconography.

PRICE

$260 USD or €220 EUR for 5 weekly lessons and assignments with personalised mentoring and comprehensive feedback.

DURATION

11 weeks / 5 assignments
Session 1: April 16 - June 25, 2026
Session2: October 1 - December 10, 2026
Assignments are published every second week. An extra week is given to finish all the assignments.

RESOURCES PROVIDED

Links to practical Full HD video tutorials, reference images, and a pre-recorded lecture per each of the 5 assignments. All materials are shared with students through Google Classroom. All the videos remain available to the students after the end of the Course

LEARNING SUPPORT

Learners are expected to share photographs of their drawings in Google Classroom Stream. Personal feedback from the instructors with their corrections / comments / recommendations is given within 48 hour (weekends excluded). Feedback is guaranteed for the whole period of the course either written in words or/and drawn directly on the uploaded image.

NECESSARY SUPPLIES

Learners only need the most basic materials, such as paper, pencils, eraser, ruler, and a compass with two needles.

WILL I HAVE ENOUGH TIME

We made this program as extensive as possible. Complex tasks are split into manageable parts, making the assignments squeezable between routine work and family duties. We hope it will allow everybody to study at their own pace. Please put about 40 - 60 minutes for watching the video tutorials & at least 3 hours for drawing practice per assignment.

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TUTORIAL

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ZOOM LECTURE

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Practical Matters

In year 2026 we teach this course twice: Session 1: April 16 - June 25, 2026 Session 2: October 1 - December 10, 2026.
This course consists of 5 assignments, they are approximately twice more complex than the Frontal Face course, so we are giving more time. Assignments are published on Thursdays, every second week. For each assignment we propose drawing up to 3 faces of different types. If you are short in time we recommend drawing only the first face properly, - avoid hurrying up. If you have more time, we suggest drawing two or three faces for better practice and understanding. After the last assignment is published, you will have two more weeks to submit your homework for checking. Drawings are accepted for comments and corrections no later than on June 24, 2026.

All the zoom lectures were pre-recorded and are published together with the weekly assignments. The themes of the lectures are related to the assignments.

Access to the Google Classroom and all course videos is for online course participants only and must not be shared with anyone else in any form.

Learning Process

Start each assignment by watching a set of videos, taking notes and making sketches. They will help you to memorize all the new information. In order to master new skills and make them become your hands on experience you need a lot of drawing practice.

The homework for each assignment is given at the end of the last video and also in description of each assignment. In the folders for each assignment you will find all the drawings and medieval models. We expect you to do your homework on paper of A4/Letter format and post it in the Google Classroom Stream.

If you are not satisfied with your drawings and have not finished them, share your drawings at least once a week. Constructive feedback will help you to move on. If you are stuck and don’t understand how to proceed, post your drawing(s) with question(s) in the Stream. We are always ready to give a hand.

The advantage of using the Stream is that you see other students' homework and teachers' feedback as well. You can spot a lot of interesting comments and suggestions that help in your work.

We kindly ask you, take a photo of your drawings without distortion. When taking a photo, hold your cell phone or tablet parallel to the drawing. It will help a lot with your homework correction.

We hope that at least for these one or two hours of drawing you will switch off or put your cell phone on “silent mode”. We also recommend asking people around not to disturb you and provide some peace for concentrated work. We insist on this because the learning process is more intense and effective if performed with a complete immersion in the process, thoughtfully and carefully.

If you experience any technical difficulties with Google Classroom, please let us know via email. We will answer you as quickly as we can.
This video is only provided to demonstrate a beginning of one of recorded zoom lectures for Online Iconography Drawing Course on Asymmetrical Faces

Assignments

1. Female Faces

  • Female Head Covered with a Veil
  • Asymmetrical Face. Scheme 1
  • How to Draw a Head Covered with a Veil
    • Zoom Lecture 1: Do We Need to Be That Meticulous

    2. Angel Faces

  • Angel Heads
  • Asymmetrical Face. Schemes 2 and 3
  • How to Draw Angel Hair
    • Zoom Lecture 2: Realism as Language for Sacred Images

    3. Child Faces

  • Constructive Differences: Babies Heads VS Adult Heads
  • How to Draw Ears
  • How to Draw Babies’ Hair
    • Zoom Lecture 3: How Far We Can Go

    Saints Faces

  • Drawing Beardless Male Faces
  • How to Draw Curved and Tilted Noses
  • How to Draw Male Hair
  • Basic structure applied on a bearded face with hair.
    • Zoom Lecture 4: Use of Sacred Images in the Eastern Christian church vs Western Christian Church

    5. Jesus Christ’s Face

  • Standard and Specific Face Constructions
  • How to Draw Hair
  • How to Draw Beard
    • Zoom Lecture 5: Role of Volume in Painting

    What I Will Be Able to Do After

    Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Draw several types of of asymmetrical faces.
  • Understand standard and specific face constructions.
  • Draw heads covered with a veil.
  • Draw two types of hair: on icons of Christ and Angels.
  • Draw ears, beards, curved and tilted noses.
  • Understand and apply the constructive differences for different types of faces and heads (babies heads VS adult heads etc).
  • Final drawing | Draw Jesus Christ’s face.

    • Ready to Enroll?

    Online Iconography Drawing Course Drawing Asymmetrical Faces consists of 5 assignments and costs $260 USD or €223 EUR. In 2026 it is taught twice: Session1: starts on April 16 and finishes on June 25, 2026. Session 2: starts on October 1 and finishes on December 10, 2026.

    This course is the second of a series, and we only accept those, who have studied at the Drawing Symmetrical Face Course .

    Making your registration payment, please provide a valid email address, - it will also be used to send you a personal invitation to Google Classroom and all the further communications.


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    If within 80 days from the purchase date you experience health issues forbidding you to participate in the chosen course, we will fully refund the cost of your order.

    The Assignments will be emailed on Thursdays at 00:00 AM Tbilisi time (GMT+4). Please, let us know if you have any questions.
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