Portrait Drawing

“Put the viewer exactly where the story needs them.”

Runs twice a year · 8 weeks · Hybrid

Runs twice a year · 8 weeks · Hybrid

Summer: Jun 7 – Aug 1 Classroom opens May 31 · Midpoint Q&A Sat, Jul 3 · Wrap-up Q&A Sat, Aug 7 · Access closes Aug 22

Perspective isn't just about getting the lines right — it's where the camera sits, and the camera decides how a scene feels. Look up at a character and they feel powerful. Look down and they feel small. Push the horizon low and the world feels vast. This course teaches one-, two- and three-point perspective the way storytellers use it: to stage characters, build believable spaces and choose the angle that tells the story.

Who it's for: Illustrators, comic artists and storytellers whose scenes feel flat — or who avoid backgrounds altogether.

What you'll learn

Week 1 — Horizon line and eye level: where the viewer stands
Week 2 — One-point perspective: depth and focus
Week 3 — Two-point perspective: space and structure
Week 4 — Three-point perspective: drama, power and scale
Week 5 — Figures in perspective: placing characters in the scene
Week 6 — Camera angles and lenses for story
Week 7 — Atmospheric perspective and depth
Week 8 — Final: one story scene, staged in perspective

What you'll make: A finished story scene with characters staged in a believable space.

Bonus: Access to [Perspective Tool], Robert's browser-based perspective grid app [included / at XX% off — choose one].

How this course works

Self-Paced · Released weekly · Prerecorded — not taught live

This course is pre-recorded. Robert isn't teaching it live. Instead, a new module unlocks every Monday, and the whole class moves through it together, one week at a time — so you can't jump ahead, but within each week, you watch and work whenever it fits your schedule.

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Early access. Your classroom opens one week before the start date. Meet your cohort, get your supply list and watch the welcome video.
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New module every Monday. One video lesson and one assignment.
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Post your homework by Saturday at 11:59 pm PT in the course thread.
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Feedback starts Sunday (With Pro Feedback). Your work is reviewed by Robert or one of his industry professionals, with thorough feedback back within 2–7 days — a recorded video critique, a draw-over on your image, or written notes in your thread.
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Two live Q&As with Robert on Zoom (With Pro Feedback). One at the midpoint and a wrap-up after the final week, held on Saturday mornings and recorded.
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Access closes 3 weeks after the course ends for everyone.

Who reviews your Work?

Every feedback seat is reviewed by Robert or one of his industry professionals — working artists Robert trained himself. Each one follows Robert's critique method, so the standard is the same, whoever reviews your piece. And every student gets Robert himself in both live Q&As.

Limited Enrollment