Comments on: The Secrets to Drawing – The Nose and Mouth https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members Members Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-10214 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:35:14 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-10214 In reply to Wildflower.

Hi Wildflower,

The music is in the video, there is no way to remove it. You’ve made two other comments on the music in the videos. I understand it is distracting for some users. Most of the other courses do not have music. If the music is that upsetting to you, you may try some of the other courses.

]]> By: Wildflower https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-10213 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:20:32 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-10213 I can’t learn with the music

]]> By: matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-8865 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:30:09 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-8865 In reply to Wanonieca Haynes.

Awesome to hear, Wanonieca!

]]> By: Wanonieca Haynes https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-8850 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 20:43:49 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-8850 Hi! Matt, I am an artist but didn’t know how to draw realistic items. However, with the introduction to the Secret of drawing has opened my eyes to new techniques. I really enjoyed the color pencil and facial parts. Nevertheless, I found this first course very informative. I look forward to more in depth lessons. This is amazing I am so excited to learn more.

Wanonieca Haynes

]]> By: Michelle Valdes https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-8687 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:46:25 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-8687 Great course

]]> By: CHHOTU KUMAR https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-7722 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:20:24 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-7722 please add some sample ebook for practice.

]]> By: matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-4628 Wed, 29 May 2019 17:30:14 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-4628 In reply to Veronica Allievi.

Hi Veronica,
Sorry I’m a little late on this one. What you’re saying is true for landscapes and scenes that have atmosphere. We see greater contrast in value when objects are closer to us and less contrast when they are farther away. What I am referring to is the behavior of light when it is above the subject. When light comes down on the subject, objects (like the nose) that protrude will “catch” the light. This creates a lighter value on the top (where the nose protrudes) and a darker value underneath (where the nose recedes). So, in essence, if the light is coming from above, features of the face that protrude are lighter on the top. Where the nose recedes back towards the face, the value is darker.

]]> By: Veronica Allievi https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-4612 Wed, 22 May 2019 16:38:24 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-4612 Hi Matt, thanks for the video. I have a huge doubt… Once I heard that in order to bring things closer or backwards, we should look at the value of the background. If the background was light, then if we used a light value, things would go back to our view, instead of coming closer, or protruding. And if I wanted to bring something closer in a light background, we should assign it a darker value… This would be exactly the opposite of your rule, which I have always heard of like that, that lighter values protrude and darker ones recede. Thank you. Kind regards,

]]> By: matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-1914 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:13:09 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-1914 In reply to Christine Robinson.

Awesome! Thanks Christine!

]]> By: Christine Robinson https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/the-secrets-to-drawing-the-nose-and-mouth#comment-1898 Sun, 29 May 2016 18:11:23 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=1786#comment-1898 . Ears & hair next then I've completed one course apart from doing the pastels and oil pastels lesson, I want to do pastels at a later time so I'm leaving these out as I wanted to get cracking on the face, I intend to do pastel landscapes and also coloured pencil course next , I e successfully completed secrets and I've seen such an improvement, of course I still have to practice sone of the stuff and I've got plenty of projects as well to do this. Been a great course as I know far more now than I did before, I did a drawing of Morrissey before I saw your site and started the course, I looked at it the other day and the shading is atrocious lol but hey you always say keep older artwork and you right it's great to see how far you have come, I would recommend this drawing course to anyone starting out if they want to improve as artists. Cheers Matt x]]> These lessons what I’m coming to the end of secrets to drawing course are great and it will lead me straight into your portrait course which I’m excited to start as I’ve enjoyed learning about the facial features and how to make them very realistic.
As I was doing the lips I was thinking god these are hard to do the cross contours but as I’ve worked on it then took a step back in realised that I was doing better than I thought !!!!! My lips do look realistic as does the nose and eye before that 🙂.
Ears & hair next then I’ve completed one course apart from doing the pastels and oil pastels lesson, I want to do pastels at a later time so I’m leaving these out as I wanted to get cracking on the face, I intend to do pastel landscapes and also coloured pencil course next , I e successfully completed secrets and I’ve seen such an improvement, of course I still have to practice sone of the stuff and I’ve got plenty of projects as well to do this.
Been a great course as I know far more now than I did before, I did a drawing of Morrissey before I saw your site and started the course, I looked at it the other day and the shading is atrocious lol but hey you always say keep older artwork and you right it’s great to see how far you have come, I would recommend this drawing course to anyone starting out if they want to improve as artists.
Cheers Matt x

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