Testimonials
And Feedback From
Students
In
Various
Countries
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"I
really like how Christopher teaches how to work in small sections and
how to observe the gradual grey hues carefully"
(Jennifer's
drawing)
For the last five years or so I've
been learning how to draw Manga. I've been training myself to see lines
as it's essential in drawing comics. I also gradually began to lean
towards a genre called Manga Realism and favoured the digital medium.
But just a few week ago, I saw a pencil artwork done by a grand uncle
and my passion for pencil art rekindled. And it was around the same
time that I came across Teacher Christopher's books on Realistic Pencil
Portrait Mastery. I really like how Teacher Christopher teaches how to
work in small sections and how to observe the gradual grey hues
carefully. The whole learning process has been a pleasurable one and
has definitely enriched my personal journey with art.
Thank you Teacher Christopher for these books.
My DA art gallery: http://dreamstone.deviantart.com/
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- Jennifer Lee, Singapore
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"When
I meet anyone who is interested in drawing
portraits, I will definitely recommend your course"
(Michal's
drawing)
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Hi
Christopher,
I'm a
watercolor portrait
artist www.michalmadison.com & the drawing course has helped me
a
lot. i like the way you work in sections - that's been helpful -
looking for the shadows & subtle value changes. i drew pencil
portraits before i started painting watercolor portraits & it's
been a great refresher course. when i meet anyone who is interested in
drawing portraits, i will definitely recommend your course. you make it
simple and easy to understand. so yes, it's been helpful.
i hope
you have a great
day also!
thank
you for sharing
your passion for art!
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Michal Madison, United States
www.michalmadison.com
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"I
feel that
my work has improved a great deal since
I started this course"
(Miriam's
drawing)
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I have
bought this course because I wanted to be able to draw realistic
portraits and
I felt that I did not have the skills to produce a beautiful realistic
portrait.
This
course
has been a great help, although I still need loads of practice I feel
that I
have learned so much through following this course in techniques and
observation. The lessons are so easy to follow especially
with
the aid of
the process maps which show which steps to tackle next.
The
reference photos are also a great help to those who need material to
work from,
I myself preferred to use my own photos to work from as they are of
more
interest to me personally.
I
thought
that this course would be benefit from a section on how to draw/trace
the head
before you add the features. When I wrote to Christopher about this he
answered
promptly and suggested ways of doing this and even sent me a video link
to help
me with this process.
I feel
that
my work has improved a great deal since I started this course and I
still use
it as reference whenever I work on a new portrait. I would recommend
this
course to anyone who wants to draw truly realistic portraits from
photographs.
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Miriam Borg,
Malta
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"In
one day have already learned to draw the eye better
than I would ever have imagines"
(Pam's
drawing)
Hi
Christopher,
I just started Christopher
Sia's Realistic Pencil Portrait
Drawing
course and in one day have already learned to draw the eye better than
I would ever have imagines. Sia's instructions take you step by step
through the construction both of a "perfect eye" and of presumably
flawless examples of the other facial features.
Once you have learned to draw a perfect eye, it is easy to take your
understanding and draw any eye, which is of course the real genius of
Sia's method.
These drawing lessons, both throughly enjoyable and productive, go well
beyond casual sketching: students learn to observe minutely the details
of any given face, to see what is, and what is not, before them, and
how to translate what they see into what are after all just pencil
marks on paper.
I highly recommend it for both the experienced and the inexperienced
artists alike. Well worth the price!
My best to you,
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Pam Wagg, United States
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(George's
drawing)
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George Hewitt, UK
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"Thanks
to your course people think I am a real artist
now, when they look at my portraits"
Hi
Christopher,
It is a privilege for me to tell you how great your course of
"Realistic Pencil Portrait Mastery" is. I am thrilled because I have
always battled to draw a nose and ear realistically, but thanks to your
course people think am a real artist now, when they look at my
portraits.
I am a grandma and have 6 grandchildren. I am doing pencil drawings of
their baby photo's at the moment. Thanks to your course I find it much
easier now especially to draw their hair. I am only drawing for 2 years
but suddenly I feel like a real master :-)
It is so great that we here in South Africa can, thanks to technology,
also benefit from your great eBooks on how to draw pencil portraits.
I can truthfully recommend it to students or anybody for that matter
who is serious about their drawings. It is the very best!
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- Rina
Minné, South
Africa
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"Within
the first couple of weeks, spending a couple of
hours a day, I have noticed a 100% improvement"
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Hi
Christopher,
Before
taking your course I likened my pencil drawing to reasonable yet
it
never ever turned out the way that I had hoped. Yet within the first
couple of
weeks, spending a couple of hours a day, I have noticed a 100%
improvement and
a much better liking to taking up the pencil.
Just by following the steps laid down by you I have found the
professional
within me especially when doing eyes, ears, and noses, my next step
forward is
to start making hair look more realistic.
I have searched so many sites on the internet for so many years
(wasting my
time really) to try and better my drawing/sketching style but have
never
succeeded getting pasted the flat 2D outcome; that is until I tried
using your
methods of doing things. his is exactly what I have been searching for
and with
time on my hands I have the outcome I have always wanted.
Thank you once again for a most worth-while course; one that I would
advise
anyone who wants to better their drawing/sketching techniques and bring
out the
hidden professional within them.
many thanks
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Harry Norton,
N.Ireland
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"I
have bought many books on drawing but yours is
superlative"
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Dear
Christopher I have much pleasure in commending your book on drawing
realistic
portraits! So much information and the step by step
instructions/drawings to
draw individual features I cannot praise enough. I have bought many
books on
drawing but yours is superlative. Many congratulations. I cannot add
anything
negative.
Regards,
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Maxine Mayhew, UK
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"I
have found your Mastery Home Course very helpful"
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Hi
Christopher, I am very happy to report I have found your Mastery Home
Course very helpful. I must admit I procastinated for some time before
finally sending for you course, but have not regretted for one moment
since, you have also spurred me on to practice my drawing, and have
given me some heart that I will get better, thank you, keep up the good
work.
Cheers
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Hazel Dunford, Australia
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"If
there is anyone wanting to learn to pencil draw I would recommend your
course"
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Hello
Christopher,
I
totally enjoy your pencil portrait mastery home course. I couldn't
think of a way to get the righ proportions for the portrait and I found
your course so helpful. It is the first time I tried a portrait of my
grandaughters graduation. I know I need practice but with your help I
will improve.
I
love to draw, and paint. I need help there too. If there is anyone
wanting to learn to pencil draw I would recommend your course. The step
by step method is very helpful.
Thanks.
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Kaye Skanes, Canada
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"I
am doing eyes very well now and everything is really getting much
better"
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Thanks
and yes I
did learn a lot through your course. I am doing eyes very well now and
everything is really getting much better... I have really only been
drawing for about a year and love drawing faces, watercoloring. I am
still practicing and someday will be good enough to show someone my
work! I love it!
Thanks
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Alice
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